Polychrome Stone Statue Renaissance Period XVIth Century

Very pretty sculpture in polychrome limestone representing a man in a tunic leaning against a wall. The man wears a braided cap in the style of the Babylonians. Her brown skin also recalls this imaginary Orient. He has his legs crossed. Rare posture for this time. The particularity of this statuary is its known origin thanks to an inscription on the back. "Found in the church of Cély-En-Bierre in 1866 (date of its restoration)". Other inscriptions are present but illegible. The Sainte-Etienne church in Cély-En-Biere in Seine et Marne dates back to the 13th century with successive alterations, notably in the 16th century. The last alterations date back to 1866-67: the eastern part of the southern aisle was then destroyed. Part of the church furniture is classified or listed as Historic Monuments. Namely the enclosure of the choir in wood from the 16th century, a virgin and child in polychrome wood from the 16th century, a fragment of stained glass from the 16th century as well as a funerary slab from the 13th century. But what comes closest to our work is the statue of Sainte-Anne and the Virgin in polychrome stone, also from the 16th century. 44cm high 20cm wide 11cm deep Probable altarpiece element