A glance at Jesus’ crown alone, with each thorn handcrafted from fine porcelain mass, shows just how much time was required to make this sculpture of Jesus on the cross. In total, it took a good two months. Every tendon, every vein is visible on the young man’s snow-white, muscular body. Despite the highly dramatic quality of the struggle between death and salvation, the purity of the porcelain lends the figure an almost magical transparency. This also fascinates celebrities like Sir Elton John, who added the “Beau Dieu”, as it is affectionately called, to his collection some years ago.