In his 2004 Christmas message, Pope John Paul II likened the evergreen Christmas tree to “the Tree of Life, a figure of Christ…” recalling the teachings of early Christian mystics as well as adopting the world mythology of the celestial Tree.
Terracotta, wood, frankincense oil
80 x 50 x 11 in / 203.2 x 127 x 27.9 cm
2020