Pair Of Figures After Simon Troger

Pair of sculptures in natural and patinated lime wood in imitation of the works of Simon Troger (1693-1768) author of works in ivory and natural wood; These works illustrate beggars, in worn costumes and lively attitudes, often illustrated by Le Maitre, himself inspired by Jacques Callot (1592-1635) whose engravings "the miseries of war" had a very particular echo in Germanic baroque art. These works in particular, from a workshop, use an original technique of double patina of lime wood to imitate the works partly in ivory by Simon Troger. The slender movement on one foot of one of the characters, which one might think of a whirling dancer, contrasts well with that gathered on his cane of a lame man with an enormous goiter and torn clothes. Could this be a parable of grandeur and decadence, or an allegory of life?