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St. LUKE LATE GOTHIC CARVED WOOD PAINTED STATUE#1834222

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St. LUKE LATE GOTHIC CARVED WOOD PAINTED STATUE#1834222
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HAUNTING MEDIEVAL CARVED WOODEN CHURCH STATUE </em></td>
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This is very fine example of pre-Renaissance Italian Catholic Art. Some find this statue a little disturbing, even eerie. This is possibly St. Luke. The statue is missing it's arms but where the holes are positioned you can almost see the medieval depiction of St. Luke holding a brush in one hand and an Icon in the other. (St. Luke is the progenitor of Icon painting having been the only person to paint the actual Mother Of God, Mary.) He is shown vested in alb and cope with a crown-like hat. The original colours were laid on gesso over a red (or blue) lead priming of the wood. The broken-edged folds of the mantle show a late medieval influence, and he was bought in Rome with a comrade statue of St. Barbara. Both well preserved and having obviously spent most of their lives together. (See my inventory.) He is about 10 pounds in weight. I can't determine the wood it is made from, Alder was suggested by a colleague. There are no cracks or chips (one small crack at the base) and the condition is very good except for the missing arms. He is late Gothic in style and of the period.
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1500</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Italy</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:18</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:5.25</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:7</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:St. LUKE LATE GOTHIC CARVED WOOD PAINTED STATUE</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:Wood Paint Gesso</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:GOTHIC</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:New Ross, Ireland</td></tr>
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