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Oak Corpus Christi with polychromed leftovers, Flemish School, 18 th C

18th C

Saint Erasmus or Saint Elmo (Antioch, ca. 240 – Formia, 303) was an Italian bishop and patron saint of the sailors. His attribute was the capstan, a winch on which the anchor chains were rolled up. He died as a martyr for his faith, and his bones were transferred to Gaeta in the 9th century, where they are kept in the cathedral to this day. The electric phenomenon of Saint Elmus fire is named after Saint Erasmus and the 16th C humanist Desiderius Erasmus. Little is known with certainty about Saint Erasmus' life. However, many legends may have been passed on orally until - no older writings are known with certainty. His birthplace was in present-day Syria. However, the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian forced him to flee to Mount Lebanon...

This beautiful polychrome and highly expressive statue 18th C statue represents Mary Magdalene in prayer, hands joined, eyes raised to the sky.It's of German origin

Although the 18th century, the period of the Enlightenment in France, spawned thinkers who criticized the privileges of the clergy and the truthfulness of certain dogmas, the Roman Catholic faith was very much present in everyday life. Since king Louis XIV had issued the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685, Protestantism was banned from the country. This Madonna with child illustrates the daily practice of faith. Like many 18th-century Madonna statues...

Pair of Oak carved Souls in Purgatory, male and female, 17th C, Southern Europe These finely carved polychrome wooden figures represent a rare matched pair of male and female souls ...

This is an exquisite, carved wooden polychrome figure of Christ on the cross, 18th Century, most probably Italian. This rare carving very closely follows in the tradition of Giambolo...

Élégant corpus du Christ en buis, sculpté au XVII? siècle, témoignant d’une remarquable maîtrise technique et d’une profonde sensibilité baroque. La figure se distingue par une anato...

13th Century Period Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of Corpus Christi Rare and beautiful sculpture of Corpus Christi. The artwork, probably German, is carved from hardwood. This f...

A remarkable early 17th century Upper Rhine hand-carved and Polychrome wooden Corpus Christi statue of Jesus Christ, German or Austrian, circa 1600. A large German Baroque carved li...