The Christ of Mercy stars in the poster for Holy Week in Seville 2026
He Council of Brotherhoods announced this Monday the sign that will announce the Easter 2026. The work, titled The Holy Cross of Sevillehas been made by the Cadiz painter Antoine Caswho proposes an introspective and contemporary vision of Christ of Mercieshead of the Brotherhood of Santa Cruz.
Cas offers a plastic reading that moves away from literal realism to delve deeper into the language of the soul. In statements by the artist himself, the Crucified of Santa Cruz “is argued as something ethereal, where human suffering is manifested in its maximum expression.” “The red background It stops being a stage to be a virtual spacethere is no landscape, neither Seville nor Jerusalem, it is an internal symbol,” added the poster artist.
He Crucified appears suspended in a space dominated by intense red toneswhich evoke the delivery, sacrifice and redemption. A golden haloloaded with symbolism, frames the cross, establishing a dialogue between the earthly and the divine. At the foot of the Cross and timidly, appears Mary Magdalene embracing the Crossin this case, the image of the Brotherhood of Good End.
Antonio Luis Soto, Good Friday delegate, in charge of presenting the poster, took the opportunity to “thank the brotherhoods of Seville for their understanding and commitment as well as the colleagues of the Superior Board”, who says goodbye in 2026, this being his last Holy Week.
“The Holy Week poster is an expression of how we feel and how the poster artist feels our Holy Week, of sending us your thoughts,” explains Soto, who before unveiling the work, adding that the poster “gets to the essence of what it wants to tellincluding contemporary and baroque art in the same style to achieve an intimate and close result”
For his part, Francisco Vélez, president of the Council of Brotherhoods, closed the event by thanking Antoine Cas the “magnificent poster that he has given to Seville”this poster also serving as a public farewell to the position of president of the Council of Brotherhoods. In turn, José Luis Sanz has added that the poster is a “deep spiritual reflectionalready being a poster heritage of the entire city of Seville and not of Antoine, and which is now left for the enjoyment of all Sevillians.
The technique used —a combination of oil, acrylic, pastel and pressed charcoal on raw linen—reinforces the expressive texture of the piece, which measures 180x120cm. With a vertical compositionthe work articulates suffering and hope from a symbolic approach that dialogues with Sevillian baroque tradition but with a current plastic language.
About the poster artist
Antoine Casborn in Cadiz in 1969has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Sevillewhere he also trained in Conservation, Restoration and Art History. His work has been present at fairs such as ARCO MadridArt Montpellier or Art Paris, and has extensive experience in creating linked posters to the Andalusian brotherhood.
