Polychrome stone figure. Pilgrim End of the Gothic period.
Pilgrim figure in sculpted and polychromed limestone. He holds a calabash in his left hand. He probably held the pilgrim's staff in his missing right hand. Very beautiful face framed by a long and bifid beard.
He is wearing a cap with raised edges, and dressed in a tunic as well as a dalmatic with scalloped edges. Possible representation of Saint-Jacques.
Bibliography: Jacques Baudoin - Flamboyant sculpture in Burgundy and Franche- Comté, Charles Oursel - The art of Burgundy.
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Origin: Burgundy - France
Medium: Limestone
Size: Height 70cm
Period: End of 15th century
Condition: Visible gaps, old restoration
Price: 3 800€
Ref.170