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“Deposition of Christ from the cross”
My pencil drawing of Wilhelm Achtermann’s depiction of the deposition, carved by marble, also widely known as “The Pietá”
The original sculpture was completed in 1850, commissioned by the Bishop of Münster who was a committed supporter of the Nazarene movement, a group of romantic christians who yearned for the revival of biblical devotion in art.
The original marble sculpture was originally housed in the Münster cathedral, however unfortunately during World War II the original copy was destroyed, and so Achtermann gifted a plaster copy to the Church of the Santissima Trinità de Monti in, where it is displayed and widely known today, specifically in the Borghese Chapel.
Simply looking at the details and devotion put into the sculpture was enough inspiration and motivation in itself for me to start this piece. It was breathtaking.
“Deposition of Christ from the cross”
My pencil drawing of Wilhelm Achtermann’s depiction of the deposition, carved by marble, also widely known as “The Pietá”
The original sculpture was completed in 1850, commissioned by the Bishop of Münster who was a committed supporter of the Nazarene movement, a group of romantic christians who yearned for the revival of biblical devotion in art.
The original marble sculpture was originally housed in the Münster cathedral, however unfortunately during World War II the original copy was destroyed, and so Achtermann gifted a plaster copy to the Church of the Santissima Trinità de Monti in, where it is displayed and widely known today, specifically in the Borghese Chapel.
Simply looking at the details and devotion put into the sculpture was enough inspiration and motivation in itself for me to start this piece. It was breathtaking.