Posted on 04/08/2023 7:32:28 AM PDT by DoodleBob
This Holy Week, Gaudix Cathedral in Granada, Spain, is hosting the exhibition of the first hyper-realistic recreation of the body of Christ based on data obtained from the Shroud of Turin.
The exhibit first opened at Salamanca Cathedral in central Spain and will remain in Granada until June 30, after which it will tour Europe for the remainder of 2023.
The sculpture, made of latex and silicone, weighs about 165 pounds.
The posture is of the deceased Christ in rigor mortis. The legs are somewhat bent, hands crossed at the level of the pubis. There is no false modesty in the figure. The entire body of the man on the Shroud is visible, nothing omitted, including circumcision.
The hair that has been used is human and can be seen all over the body, from the feet to the head with all realism, without leaving out a detail.
When one approaches the figure — with hands behind one’s back in accordance with exhibit rules for visitors — one can observe every pore of the skin, freckles, eyelashes, and eyebrows.
The back is slightly raised, making apparent the lacerations on the head caused by the crown of thorns, and there is a kind of small braid that ties the hair on the back of the head. Also seen are the bruises on the shoulders due to carrying the weight of the cross.
On the skin you can see each of the tearing wounds produced by the scourging and the traces of the nails in the hands and feet, as well as the one between the fifth and sixth ribs on the right side. The nose is broken and the right eye bruised.
A close up of the hyper-realistic model of the crucified Jesus based on the Shroud of Turin. ARTISPLENDORE
While it was on display in his diocese, Bishop Jose Luis Retana Gozalo of Salamanca said that this hyper-realistic representation does not imply a “theological conflict,” because the Mystery has become flesh. On the contrary, “it will be an aid to see the Mystery, a call towards the Mystery.”
In addition to the figure representing the crucified Christ, there is a preliminary exhibit that puts the viewer in context about the reality of the scourging and crucifixion and the research into the Holy Shroud.
The hyper-realistic sculpture tries to present before the viewer a “body of human quality without artistic movement,” without interpretation, made from multidisciplinary scientific data based on studies on the Holy Shroud.
The curator of the exhibition, Álvaro Blanco, who dedicated more than 15 years of research into its realization, gives a lengthy prior explanation of the historical and scientific data that culminates in the hyper-realistic body.
Blanco confessed during the presentation of the exhibition in the sacristy of the Cathedral of Salamanca that at the moment of seeing the finished body he was convinced that “he was before Jesus, he was before the image of the body of Jesus of Nazareth.”
A group of artists created the sculpture under Blanco’s direction.
“The Mystery Man” is presented by ArtiSplendore, a company specializing in cultural and artistic patrimony exhibitions and tourism.
“In the next 20 years we want to go to churches around the world,” said the company’s executive director.
Blanca Ruiz Antón, another spokesperson for the exhibit, told CNA that “Italy will be our next location after Guadix,” adding that though there are no current plans to do so, they “would love to go to the States.”
I thought that Jesus had his beard plucked out before he was crucified?
This is a very interesting interview with Jack Sacco who has done research on the shroud and how the image was made.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gyMPtwUkX9A
The Jews kept their hair short in line with biblical law. Apostle Paul wrote to believers in Corinth, explaining that it was a disgrace for a man to have long hair.
Seems odd the Romans are depicted with short hair yet the Jews with long hair.
Plucked is one of those hard to translate words. Pulled, plucked. It’s hard to imagine being able to pull a man’s beard off entirely.
And the world that would torture a sinless man to death hasn’t changed at all in over 2000 years.
“Interesting that God timed the crucifixion for an age when photography did not yet exist”
And during the time when Roman Roads were built which helped to facilitate communication of the word.
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By His stripes we are healed
Thanks for the info.
A Reverent day indeed.
All good points. The utter depravity and savagery of the ritual of crucifixion in Roman times is unfamiliar to the world today, and these exhibits (like the movie) help familiarize people with the true nature of the event.
**But if you haven’t come to saving faith in Christ, you simply aren’t saved, despite being moved in viewing any object.**
And that faith is more that a confession. It’s obedience to the words that Jesus and his apostles spoke. And he commanded water and Spirit rebirth.
After suffering through the first three plagues with the Egyptians, the remaining plagues were miracles to the unaffected Israelites. The Passover saved the firstborn, and broke the bondage. However, the Israelites had to obey God by leaving that land and go to the promised land.... HIS way, not the expected land route to Canaan. God had Moses turn the people to the Red Sea.
It was at the Red Sea that the Israelites (including the already once spared firstborn) “were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea” (1 Cor. 10:2), and there received “the salvation of the LORD”.... “Thus the LORD saved Israel that day” (Ex. 14:13,30), as the Egyptian army was drowned.
Paul’s own testimony mentions of his being baptized to wash away his sins, calling on the name of the Lord (Acts 22:16).
Thank you for posting this. It’s truly fascinating.
I wish I could understand why our Lord and savior had to be abused so and suffer so greatly in order to save the world. I don’t truly understand why the Creator’s Son had to become part man then suffer and die to somehow pay for the sins of humanity. At one point I read something and thought I grasped it but it faded away. I wish I could “get it.”
I am saved. Not looking to be evangelized, just saying, thanks.
I hope they don’t bring it here. Some democrat will toss gasoline on it.
Well noted. And when the Pax Romana, dated generally from 27 BC to 180 AD, greatly enhanced travelers' safety.
Moreover, God chose the Promised Land strategically, at the confluence of the three great continents.
God’s penalty for sin is death. Either you die or He dies. Choose.
I recall the actor who played Christ in The Passion told a reporter. “You do not play Christ without getting some of His Passion given to you.” After filming he had to have heart surgery, in another scene he was close enough to a lightning strike ( while on the cross) that he got shocked. His shoulder was also dislocated during that scene. At the pillory he was accidentally struck by one of the whips.
Jim Caviezal. When Mel Gibson realized he had the same initials as Jesus, it freaked him out, but he took it as a sign that he found the right guy.
“Eh. Maybe. It is an artists’ conception, based on a legend.”
The shroud is a physical object not a legend.
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