19th C. Philippines Spanish Era Filipino Wooden Saint

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Warehouse Clear Out - Ancient & Ethnographic

By Artemis Gallery

Dec 20, 2018

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• Lot Description
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  Spanish Era, Southeast Asia, Philippines, ca. 19th century CE. A large, hand-carved religious figure standing with one hand pressed to his chest, holding a cross with a heart below it in place. His other hand is lost but was once at his waist, presumably holding some other implement. He wears the cassock of a monk, with a cape over his shoulders that is decorated with a similar cross motif. His handsome face appears to be quite pensive, looking downward, as if in deep contemplation. Since we cannot see the attribute he once held in his left hand, it is difficult to identify him. However, we can certainly appreciate his prayerful state and how realistically the sculptor rendered his head and hands - with remarkably naturalistic facial features, fingers, and gestures as well as a generally somber demeanor. Size: 16.25" W x 44" H (41.3 cm x 111.8 cm)
  
  This statue may represent San Pascual Bailon, the son of poor shepherds who spent the first 24 years of his life as a shepherd. Perhaps he once held a shepherd's crook in his left hand. Six years after initially being refused, Pascual Bailon was admitted to the barefoot Friars Minor. Saint Pascual Bailon devoted himself to the sick and the impoverished. Popular legends refer to him as the patron saint of cooks and the kitchen. While he is oftentimes invoked for cheerfulness, he is occasionally depicted praying or in a levitated state. Here the sculptor has presented him with a serious, prayerful demeanor.
  
  Provenance: private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, USA
  
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  #139479

  Condition

  Age cracks as shown, mainly on the back of the figure. Separation between panels on verso and head. Small areas of red wax, mainly on the platform beneath the feet. Some small chips where the separate panels that make up the figure join together, especially on the cape. One hand is missing. Rich, dark patina on the wood.
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