Processional Set or “Paso” of the crucifixion (I Thirst)

Ordered by the old brotherhood of Our lady of the Passion in 1614, it is composed nowadays by five figures: Christ carrying the cross with help from Simon of Cyrene, Berenice adopting an attitude of holding the cloth which she dries Christ's sweat and two executioners announcing their arrival. There have been some changes with its original compositions: the kneeling Christ, whose head and hands could have been the work of Pedro de la Cuadra around 1610, substituted the one created by Gregorio Fernandez, lost today, just as the third executioner that hurt him with his spear. The comparison between this figure of Christ and the superb sculptures that surround it, allow us to appreciate the great artistic superiority of the master, displayed in the beautiful and elegant treatment of Berenice, or the nobility and energy of the figure of Simon of Cyrene; even the executioners, in spite of their stern look and untidy aspect, share the same quality. The gestures of all the characters of this story are thought in a naturalistic way, real, walking slowly, showing the weight of the cross, and adopting an attitude of playing the trumpet or tending their arms to alleviate the suffering of the Nazarene. The representation of the different moods -tenderness, resignation, cruelty or violence-, has been perfectly captures, which would increase the acceptance and admiration from the public.