LATE 17TH EARLY 18TH CENTURY, ANDALUCIA

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A SPANISH CARVED WOOD AND POLYCHROME FIGURE OF SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA
LATE 17TH EARLY 18TH CENTURY, ANDALUCIA
Standing in a habit painted with diagonal wavy lines holding a later associated wood model of the Christ child on a naturalistic base, a silver halo attached to the back of his head, flesh tone repainted
50 in. (127 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The painted striations on the habit simulate the texture of cloth. Similar painting was a speciality of Alonso Cano and Pedro de Mena. For example see Saint Francis in Marjorie Trusted Spanish Sculpture, V & A 1996, No. 24. pp. 64-65 and Saints Peter and Diego by Alonso Cano and Pedro de Mena in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada both illustrated Alonso Cano 1601-1667, exhibition catalogue, Cordoba 2000

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