Tuesday, November 12, 2013

At the Cloisters

This 15th-century limewood carving of Jesus
on a Palmesel (German for palm donkey)
was used in Palm Sunday processions reenacting
Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on a donkey.
(One curious thing about this statue: I don't
 think I've ever seen Jesus depicted with
 a receding hairline—have you?)

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5 comments:

  1. C'est vrai que cela est des plus originale sculpture que j'ai vu!
    Nice post!
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  2. You're right, I don't ever remember Christ being presented in such a manner. Nicely captured image. Happy Ruby Tuesday Too.

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  3. Very nice sculpture but I don't picture Jesus with a balding - he was still young and where is the hair?

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