Important And Spectacular Sculpture In High Relief 17th Century Scene Of The Damnation Natural Wood

Important and spectacular bas relief sculpture probably inspired by Dante's The Divine Comedy, large and thick panel of deeply carved natural wood representing a scene of damnation with on the right, the winged devil holding a trident and many figures in the middle of the flames.

Without knowing the authors for the oldest religious works, the representations of hell and the devil are often present in the sculptures and sometimes stained glass windows of churches and cathedrals for more than a millennium, from the Romanesque period then Gothic, in the Renaissance with Michel Ange until the end of the 19th century with Rodin's Gates of Hell.

The central part is 17th or before surrounded by a sculpted frame from the 2nd half of the 19th century.
The central characters are completely 17th century while those in the frame are in the spirit of 19th century romanticism (position of the woman at the bottom of the frame, facial expressions), the unity is given by the flames running through the entire work.

Condition: Very good overall condition with wear on the surface and on the protruding edges that are part of the patina and consistent with age. Natural wood, some traces of wax.

Dimensions:
Length: 224.5cm
Height 89.7cm
Average thickness 9.5cm / maximum 11.6cm
Weight approximately 80kg

Can be placed on a sideboard or a large console by providing a wall tie in the upper part for maintenance (the panel holds vertically simply placed).Do not take attention to the geometric deformation of the overall view which is due to the close shot, the sides are perfectly straight.

More information on request
Transport on estimate