An 18thC Italian Carved & Painted Figure of a Saint or Cardinal c.1740 sub-Religion & Relics Length: 50

Length: 50

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An 18thC Italian Carved & Painted Figure of a Saint or Cardinal c.1740 sub-Religion & Relics Length: 50Origin: Italian Period: Mid 18thC Provenance: Unknown Date: 1740 Height: 32. 75 Width: 13. 5 Depth: 11 (all at extremities) The well carved and sized figure showing much of the original paint, now beautifully timeworn, one hand with fingers pinched, the other showing his palm, his eyes closed, with long flowing beard and red skullcap or zucchetto, wearing billowing robes, the reverse being hollowed out, having been an altar piece in an ecclesiastical