Wooden bulto sculpture of a monk, most likely Saint Francis, due to hairstyle and simple robes. However any more identifiable symbols such as a bird or stigmata have cracked off. Weathered exterior shows remains of gesso and gilt, apprx 32H. Provenance: From a prominent Cleveland Estate.
Santos, or "holy images," speak of generations of Hispanic artistic tradition and religious devotion. In the centuries after Columbus travelled, missionaries and priests brought Catholicism to Spanish colonies in the Americas. European carvings and prints of saints, the Virgin Mary, and Christ inspired the early santos made in this hemisphere. In many areas, where churches were inaccessible and priests scarce, locally carved and painted wooden santos aided worshipers at home altars and in family chapels.
700/1,500 Sold $805.00
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