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Small Renaissance Lead Sculpture Florence 16th century

$1,174.07
£874.45
€1,000VAT Included
CA$1,648.84
A$1,672.69
CHF 951.41
MX$20,321.47
NOK 11,189.32
SEK 11,228.10
DKK 7,626.36

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Small and fine lead sculpture from the Renaissance period, Italy, Florence, 16th century. It depicts a young woman, richly attired, with the palm of martyrdom and a hand over her heart: iconography indicates that she may be St. Agatha, put to death during the persecution of Christians ordered by Emperor Decius (249-251) in Catania, for never having betrayed the profession of her Christian faith. Of noble origins, she is depicted wearing sumptuous robes, carrying the palm of martyrdom and, often, a hand over her heart, a symbol of her devotion but also of her own martyrdom, the removal of both breasts. It was precisely in the 16th century that the church of Sant'Agata on Via San Gallo in Florence was renovated and reconsecrated, and this may have generated the demand for devotional statuettes. Florentine workshops, particularly the goldsmith workshops, employed lead to create small sculptures or detailed models. Measurements H lead cm 15.5 H tot cm 18 Plexi base 10 x 10 cm
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.11 in (15.5 cm)Width: 2.76 in (7 cm)Depth: 2.37 in (6 cm)
  • Medium:
    Iron
  • Movement & Style:
    Renaissance
  • Period:
    16th Century
  • Condition:
    There are obvious deficiencies at the lower part (feet and part of the robe) but this is a high period sculpture so it should be respected as time has brought it down to us.
  • Gallery Location:
    Pistoia, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2746218042562

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