Attributed to the workshop of Jan Borman (fl. 1479-1520) South Netherlandish, Brussels, circa 1500

with J. Huyge, Dormael

Overall the condition of the wood is good with dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. There is wear to the original polychromy throughout, including some flaking. There are a few very small chips and losses including in the hair and crown of thorns. There is a hole in the back and a few very small holes in the back of the head. There are a few small losses to the terrasse.
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Jan Borman is among only a handful of named wood carvers active in Flanders around 1500 and one of fewer still who signed his work. His retables are among the most impressive works of art of his time which is perhaps why he had the privilige to sign these holy objects. The present figure compares well to a figure of the risen Christ in the upper niches of the altar in Güstrow near Rostock. It has the same squat proportions, heavy cloak, and enlarged crown of thorns.