Saint Peter as first pope - early 16th C
€ 4450
Height:
65
Width:
22
Late gothic wooden (limewood) sculpture of Saint Peter as first pope. Representation of Saint Peter crowned with the papal tiara. Normally right hand is blessing the observer, while the left holds an impressive key, an iconographic attribute of the saint entrusted with guarding the gates of heaven, this sculpture is missing hands because of the iconoclasm in the 16th C. He wears a tunic and robe that falls over his knees in several folds, with traces of colour in red and gold tones (the latter mostly on the tiara, beard and key). The figure’s hieratic position is well suited to the image of Peter, the ‘bedrock’ of the Christian church, reflecting the dignity bestowed on him by the fact that he was the first Supreme Pontiff. Origin Northern France, between 1500 - 1550.