The Redeemer Christ by Bruno Innocenti

An essay that explores art, faith, and thought to interpret the Christ of Maratea as a living work. Not a monument, but a presence that raises questions. A book for those who see artistic form as a path to knowledge and beauty as an open question.

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The Christ of Maratea, instead, hasbecome the symbol of a South that looks forward with dignity and hope.

The Redeemer Christ of Maratea does not merely dominate a landscape. It inhabits an inner space.
In this essay, Biagio Limongi approaches Bruno Innocenti‘s most impressive work as one would approach a silent enigma, without reducing it to a symbol or devotional icon.

Through a critical and narrative account, the book traces the genesis of the Christ of Maratea, placing it in dialogue with the sculptor’s previous works, in particular with the figure of the Angel, a recurring and central theme in his poetic universe. What emerges is a young Christ, timeless, distant from any naturalism, conceived as the incarnate form of redeemed humanity.

The reflection draws on theological, iconographic, and philosophical references, from Plotinus to Teilhard de Chardin, from Augustine of Hippo to Hans Urs von Balthasar, without ever turning the essay into a theoretical exercise. Each reference serves to illuminate the form, not to overshadow it.

Bruno Innocenti’s Christ the Redeemer is a book that does not explain the sacred. It takes it seriously.
For those who love art when it ceases to represent and begins to embody.

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The Redeemer Christ of Maratea does not merely dominate a landscape. It inhabits an inner space.
In this essay, Biagio Limongi approaches Bruno Innocenti‘s most impressive work as one would approach a silent enigma, without reducing it to a symbol or devotional icon.

Through a critical and narrative account, the book traces the genesis of the Christ of Maratea, placing it in dialogue with the sculptor’s previous works, in particular with the figure of the Angel, a recurring and central theme in his poetic universe. What emerges is a young Christ, timeless, distant from any naturalism, conceived as the incarnate form of redeemed humanity.

The reflection draws on theological, iconographic, and philosophical references, from Plotinus to Teilhard de Chardin, from Augustine of Hippo to Hans Urs von Balthasar, without ever turning the essay into a theoretical exercise. Each reference serves to illuminate the form, not to overshadow it.

Bruno Innocenti’s Christ the Redeemer is a book that does not explain the sacred. It takes it seriously.
For those who love art when it ceases to represent and begins to embody.

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Biagio Limongi è docente di ruolo in Progettazione, Architettura e Ambiente presso il Liceo Artistico di Maratea. La sua formazione ha radici profonde nel mondo dell’arte: diplomato all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, ha successivamente conseguito la laurea in Studi Storico-Artistici, ampliando poi il proprio percorso con  pecializzazioni in Tutela e Valorizzazione dei Beni Culturali e dell’Ambiente, sempre nella capitale.
La sua attività, sia come docente sia come operatore culturale, è caratterizzata da un costante impegno nella promozione e nella valorizzazione del patrimonio artistico, ambientale e territoriale, attraverso progetti che spaziano dal livello regionale a quello nazionale. È autore di diverse pubblicazioni e ricerche.

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Numero di pagine: 76
Data di pubblicazione: 01/02/2026
Lingua: English

Casa editrice: MTS Edizioni 

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