A well-carved wooden statue of a Doctor of the Church, measuring approx. 33-1/4"H x 15"W x 9"D. The well-carved figure is made in several parts, with the arms attached at the shoulders and the head is removable. It is unknown what other parts the piece may have had except for the forearms and hands. The statue was gessoed and painted in polychrome, and remnants of the gesso and colors remain.
Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome, and Pope Gregory I were the original Doctors of the Church and were named in 1298. They are known collectively as the Great Doctors of the Western Church. The four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church, John Chrysostom, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianus, and Athanasius were recognized in 1568 by Pope St. Pius V. Although the revered Catalan philosopher Ramon Llull was dubbed "Doctor Illuminatus," he is not officially considered a Doctor of the Church.
800/1,200 Sold $805.00
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