GOAN CHRIST – PAIN, LIGHT & DEVOTION IN IVORY ✨🙏

I bring you an Indo-Portuguese Christ that moves me deeply. The warm, ancient ivory holds the veins and scars of time; the tilted face, with half-closed eyes, gives us silence and compassion. The ebonized beard and hair create a powerful contrast, highlighting the painted drops of blood that flow with an almost human truth. ✨

The perizoma is a feast of carving: side knot, cascading drapery, and “peacock-eye” rosettes meticulously worked — a signature of the Goan workshops, late 17th / early 18th century. The elongated anatomy, marked ribs, and the V-shaped pose reveal the missionary Baroque: dramatic, catechetical, profoundly spiritual. 🕊️

This is not a piece you simply “see”; you feel it. It brings us closer to the sacred and to the hand of the craftsman who, centuries ago, carved faith into luminous ivory. A rare work, with authentic patina and museum presence, worthy of an altar or a discerning collection. 🌟

Available at Batalha Collection, in Faro. Come see it up close — I promise the emotion is even greater in person. 🤍