Probably Brabant around 1515. A carved wood figure of a saint, presumably Brabant, around 1515

Probably Brabant around 1515 A carved wood figure of a saint, presumably Brabant, around 1515 Carved in the round, the reverse hollowed out from head to toe. The hollowed reverse covered by a specially carved board that is presumably original. With partially overpainted older polychromy. A figure of a female saint standing in contrapposto, no longer identifiable owing to the loss of her attributes. Whilst in the Philips collection, the figure was converted to a depiction of the Virgin through the addition of a Christ Child and an associated hand that would have held a sceptre (both included). The finely carved figure has recently been dated to around 1515 and attributed to an anonymous master responsible for several carved depictions of saints in Leende in the modern day province of northern Brabant in the Netherlands. The originally separately attached forearms and the tip of the right foot missing. A breakage on the reverse to the upper centre. Wear throughout. Height 98 cm.

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H 98 cm