Crucifixion group
by GLESKER, Justus, Wood, regilded, height of Christ 220 cm
This is the principal work the Franconian sculptor. His work is difficult to categorize on the basis of conventional stylistic criteria. His knowledge of Roman art is translated by the mannerism of the 1630s and 1640s. In the naturalistic, anatomically detailed representations of the naked body, he reveals his exceptional artistic talents as well as his thorough training in the sculptural art of antiquity and the Italian Renaissance.