St Paul

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Liège (province) (made)

This carved oak figure represents St Paul, seated and holding a sword in his left hand. Once thought to be English, this figure more closely parallels sculptures produced in the valley of the River Meuse in present day Belgium. Originally it would have formed part of an altarpiece and would have been fully painted.

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Categories	Sculpture Christianity Religion
Object type	Statuette
Title	St Paul (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Oak Oak Carved
Brief description	Statuette (one of a group of six), St Paul, carved oak, Liège, ca. 1370-1380
Physical description	Figure, carved oak. Representing St Paul, seated and holding a sword in his left hand.
Dimensions	Height: 32.4cm Width: 15.5cm Depth: 11.9cm
Credit line	Given by W. Maskell, Esq.
Object history	Given by Mr W. Maskell; formerly in the collection of A.W.N. Pugin.
Subject depicted	Paul (Saint)
Summary	This carved oak figure represents St Paul, seated and holding a sword in his left hand. Once thought to be English, this figure more closely parallels sculptures produced in the valley of the River Meuse in present day Belgium. Originally it would have formed part of an altarpiece and would have been fully painted.
Associated objects	411-1889 (Ensemble) 412-1889 (Ensemble) 413-1889 (Ensemble) 415-1889 (Ensemble) 416-1889 (Ensemble)
Bibliographic references	List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1889. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1890. pp. 42 Prior and Gardner. An account of Medieval Figure-Sculpture in England. Cambridge. 1912. pp. 524. fig. 414 Williamson, Paul and Evelyn, P. Northern Gothic Sculpture 1200-1450. London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1988 pp.110, 117 Trusted, Marjorie. The Making of Sculpture. The materials and techniques of European Sculpture. London. 2007. pp.131. pl. 242
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	414-1889

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Record created	October 27, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O170653/st-paul-statuette-unknown/

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