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This
polychrome wooden crucifix, which was probably
carved locally but in a style influenced
by Northern expressiveness, can probably
be identified as the one given in 1468 to
the earlier church which stood on this site.
In 1984, thanks to a donation from the Fondation
Jean-Barthélémy, the flaking
paint surface was consolidated and the whole
sculpture strengthened. The result was to
emphasise the work's exceptional dramatic
and artistic quality, and its importance
in the evolution of the imagery of the crucified
Christ.
DIRECTION OF WORKS: Superintendency for
the Artistic and Historical Heritage
CONSERVATOR: Maximilian Leuthenmayr |
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