Lot Essay
A comparable figure of an ecclesiastic, there called Southern Netherlands, c. 1700, is in the Rijksmuseum (Leeuwenberg and Halsema-Kubess, loc. cit.).
Details
A CARVED WOODEN FIGURE OF GOD THE FATHER
FLEMISH, LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The reverse hollowed out; carved from several pieces of wood.
Worming; cracks; two fingers of the right hand replaced; minor damages and repairs.
61in. (155cm.) high
FLEMISH, LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The reverse hollowed out; carved from several pieces of wood.
Worming; cracks; two fingers of the right hand replaced; minor damages and repairs.
61in. (155cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J. Leeuwenberg and W. Halsema-Kubes, Beeldhouwkunst in het Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1973, p. 257, no. 345A
J. Leeuwenberg and W. Halsema-Kubes, Beeldhouwkunst in het Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1973, p. 257, no. 345A