The artist Paul John Ballard created a brilliant "crucifix", an artistic representation of the crucified Jesus, unlike the simple Christian cross, the crucifix bears the body of the crucified (corpus). It is symbolic of the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ that, according to Christian belief, he brought for the redemption of mankind.
The bronze crucifix, intricately handcrafted, with the nails replaced with real rubies, is highly intricate and expressive!
The gold/silver colored heavy bronze crucifix offers peace and hope to the viewer and symbolizes the great love of the bereaved towards the deceased.
The Bronze sculpture Jesus on the cross is an outstandingly successful masterpiece of filigree bronze art.