The Dead Christ

The Dead Christ or The Redeemer in Death is a statue of Jesus Christ executed in white Carrara marble by the Irish sculptor John Hogan (1800–1858).^[1] The work was first sculpted by Hogan when he was based in Rome, alongside other artists such as sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844).^[2] Thorvaldsen reputedly described the statue as Hogan's "masterpiece".^[3] In all, Hogan carved three versions of the statue in marble:

• the first (1829) is located in St. Teresa's Carmelite Church, Dublin, Ireland^[4]
• the second (1833) in St. Finbarr's (South) Church, Cork, Ireland^[5]
• the third and final (1854) is located in the Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland^[6]

A fourth statue, a plaster cast, is on display in the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, Ireland. It was acquired from Hogan's widow, Cornelia Bevigani, by William Horatio Crawford.^[7]

Gallery

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  The Dead Christ (1829, Carrara marble), at St. Teresa's Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland
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  The Dead Christ (1833, Carrara marble), at St. Finbarr's South Church in Cork, Ireland
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  The Dead Christ (1854, Carrara marble), at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist in St. John's, Newfoundland
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  The Dead Christ (plaster), at the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, Ireland

See also

• List of statues of Jesus
• Veiled Christ