The Risen Christ by Anastacio Caedo

The Risen Christ is a long lost work of the late noted sculptor Anastacio Caedo (1907-1990), protege and long-time assistant of Guillermo Tolentino. This sculpture was awarded the Gold Medal in the Art Exposition (sculpture category) of 1966 held at The Manila Hotel.

The Risen Christ is made of marble dust and stands at 1 and 1/2 feet tall. I think that it is one of the most beautiful Christ sculptures I have ever seen. I do not always collect sculptures, but when Caedo's heirs finally decided to let it have a new home, I knew exactly that it would be mine. It had brought great blessings in my life ever since.

Professor Anastacio Caedo is also known as the sculptor of several important historical monuments around the world, a few of which are the MacArthur Landing site in Leyte, the Mabini monument in Kalaw, the Ninoy Aquino monument in Makati, the Death March Memorial in Capas Tarlac, the Rizal monuments in Heidelberg and Wilhelmsfeld Germany, and the Juan Luna monument in Madrid, Spain.