A Deacon Saint

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Venice (made)

The figure, in carved, painted and gilded wood, represents a saint holding a book in his left hand and a stone in his right. The figures has a flat back which has been hollowed out and appears to have originally formed part of an altarpiece. Its style suggests it might be of Venetian origin.

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Category	Sculpture
Object type	Statuette
Title	A Deacon Saint
Materials and techniques	Wood Wood Carving
Brief description	Statuette. A Deacon Saint, St Stephen? Figure in carved, painted and gilded wood.
Physical description	Statuette. A Deacon Saint, St Stephen? Figure in carved, painted and gilded wood. The Saint is shown seated in full face wearing an alb, amice and dalmatic, with a book in his left hand. The flesh parts are painted naturalistically, and the vestments and book are gilt. The three-sided base has been stripped of paint.
Dimensions	Height: 96.5cm
Summary	The figure, in carved, painted and gilded wood, represents a saint holding a book in his left hand and a stone in his right. The figures has a flat back which has been hollowed out and appears to have originally formed part of an altarpiece. Its style suggests it might be of Venetian origin.
Bibliographic references	List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1883. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1884. pp. 82 MacLagan, E, and Longhurst, Margaret, H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. London: V&A, 1932. pp.104 Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1964. pp.363 Fiocco, La mostra d'arte carnica. Dedalo. I. 1920-1. pp. 673-4 Arnoldi, Francesco Negri. 'Scultura Italiana Al Victoria and Albert Museum I & II'. Commentari. Anno XXI. June-July 1970. Fascicoli. pp.25
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	681-1883

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Record created	July 30, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O164540/a-deacon-saint-statuette-unknown/

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