During saturday evening s special session of general conference president nelson introduced the church s new symbol which includes a representation of thorvaldsen s marble statue the christus.
12 marble christus statue.
Latter day living christus statue christians around the world are familiar with the christus statue.
Christus is the name given to the 11 foot marble lds statue of jesus christ originally crafted in 1821.
The original christus statue by sculptor albert bertel thorvaldsen 1770 1844 was made of plaster in 1823 and was used to create the 11 foot marble version that stands today in the church of our lady in copenhagen denmark.
This iconic representation of the savior is well known to latter day saints but it wasn t always that way.
Replicas of the statues are now on display in the rome temple visitors center in italy.
The original christus statue by sculptor albert bertel thorvaldsen 1770 1844 was made of plaster in 1823 and was used to create the 11 foot marble version that stands today in the church of our lady in copenhagen.
Thorvaldsen spent 40 years in rome.
The original christus statue by sculptor albert bertel thorvaldsen 1770 1844 was made of plaster in 1823 and was used to create the 11 foot marble version in 1839 that stands today in the church of our lady in copenhagen denmark.
Mar 19 2018 christus statue 12 jesus christ cultured white marble click on the image for additional details.
The original christus statue by sculptor albert bertel thorvaldsen 1770 1844 was made of plaster in 1823 and was used to create the 11 foot marble version in 1839 that stands today in the church of our lady in copenhagen denmark.
The 12 apostles statues were carved out of carrara marble between 1829 and 1848.
Kristin murphy deseret news deseret news marble quarry in carrara italy on thursday nov.
The danish sculptor bertel thorvaldsen made the statue depicting christ after resurrection with a profound connotation that jesus christ was and still is the son of god and the redeemer of the world.
The original christus statue by sculptor albert bertel thorvaldsen 1770 1844 was made of plaster in 1823 and was used to create the 11 foot marble version in 1839 that stands today in the church of our lady in copenhagen denmark.
Check out how this statue came about and how it eventually earned its fame in the latter.