Smūtkeliai: Lithuanian Religious Carvings From Gediminas Petraitis' Collection
Oct 14 - Feb 4 2018
ul. Wodna 27 (Pałac Górków)
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Religious wooden carvings, often in the form of crosses, shrines, or pillar-type chapels make up an integral part of the Lithuanian landscape. In the Lithuanian context, these popularly happened-upon carvings act as folkloric signifiers, which reference the arrival of Christianity into the country many moons ago. They often depict saints and other important religious figures, and as such, they carry with them deeply-rooted cultural and religious significance. Their significance runs so deep, in fact, that the artists and sculptors who crafted them were often referred to as dievadirbiai, or "god-carvers." The exhibit will present 50 sculptures and carvings dating back to the 19th- and early 20th-century.