Salzburg School (16th century), Carved and Polychrome Sculpture of a Kneeling Figure

Carved wood (likely limewood), with traces of gesso and polychrome, underside retaining worn round ink stamp "...Salzburg", rendered as a kneeling saintly female figure, possibly Mary Magdalene, gazing down and gesturing in flowing robes.

22 x 13 x 14 in.

From the Collection of Kayvon North, Raleigh, North Carolina

Age check to wood; losses to paint and gesso; some edge chips; losses to fingers and arms with some areas of repair.

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