Wooden sculpture of Mary with the boy John

Wooden sculpture of Mary with the boy John
Height: 137 cm.
Upper Austria, Bavaria, ca. 1680/ 1700,

with an expertise by Alfred Kolhammer, Fine Arts, Vienna.

The standing Mary in long, wrinkled robe and headgear, holding with her left hand the small standing St John's boy, who wears his typical attribute, a fur garment, around his hip. Standing beside him a small sheep. The boy with a soft, gentle face, curly hair and a reddish mouth. The carved limewood in good condition due to its age, the right hand of Mary missing, small missing part on the right forearm of the Madonna, as well as other smaller missing parts, small splinters of wood and scratches. The wooden sculpture hollowed out from the back, remains of a coloured mount are visible in places, especially in the face of the Madonna. (1240086) (18) Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.