A HOLY BISHOP ENTHRONED

Description:

Rhineland, 14th century
H. 65 cm
Limewood, carved with deeply hollowed back. The polychromy later (probably from the Baroque period), with minor losses. The sides with the tower superstructures attached, the tower niches were designed for placing candles. Additions and rest.
South German private Collection.
Lit. Kat. Schnütgenmuseum/Cologne, Die Holzskulpturen des Mittelalters, 1000-1400, comparable to fig. 75