It is Finished
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
Height: 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
British
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Lord Ronald Gower, 1889
Accession Number
89.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower's *It is Finished* (1875) is a poignant marble sculpture capturing a moment of profound spiritual intensity: Jesus Christ's final words on the cross, "It is finished" (John 19:30). Carved to a modest height of 21½ inches, this British work from the Victorian era exemplifies the era's fascination with religious themes, blending neoclassical precision with emotional realism. Gower, an aristocratic sculptor and patron of the arts, gifted the piece to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1889, where it resides in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The...