The dress, tied at the waist, is matched with particularly stiff and simplified vertical pleats, for a very refined style. The Saint is also dressed in a red cape with gold braid held by a barrette on the front.
Faithful to his iconography, Saint Paul is represented here with a rather bald head and generous beard falling in a cascade.
The face is elongated and the lively look of the almond-shaped eyes expresses both serenity and seriousness.
The hieratic attitude, the flat thorax, the drooping shoulders, the distant gaze allow us to compare this interesting polychrome sculpture to the productions of northern Italy from the 14th century.
Dimensions
H. 68 cm x L. 20 cm x D. 14 cm
Polychrome wood
Original polychromy
Northern Italy
14th century