Religious Statue Polychrome Carved Wood Saint-just Beauvais Auxerre XVIIth

Religious statue in polychrome carved wood representing Saint-Just* of Beauvais with his right arm outstretched and his head almost decapitated in blood, from the late 17th-early 18th centuries. This statue is in good general condition. The polychromy is a little damaged but it is still lively. Please note: some accidents, losses, cracks and wear on the wood and the polychromy, old worm holes, look carefully at the photos. * Saint-Just: according to a passion from the 8th century, this is a 9-year-old child, martyred at Sinomovicus, near Beauvais. Saint-Just had left Auxerre, with his father, to free his uncle, captive in Amiens. Pursued on the way back, the father and uncle hid while the child exposed himself alone to danger. He was then decapitated. The place of the martyrdom is located at Sinomovicus (Saint-Just en Chaussée). When the father and uncle come out of hiding, they see the corpse sitting, its head on its knees. The tongue then begins to speak: it addresses God, but also the child's companions, who are responsible for bringing the head back to the mother, who has remained in Auxerre. This story is located at the origins of cephalophoria. (Extract from the Great Book of Saints, Cult and Iconography in the West by Jacques Baudoin) ATTENTION: FOR THE DELIVERY QUOTE, PLEASE CONTACT US WITH THE CITY AND COUNTRY OF DESTINATION. BE CAREFUL: PLEASE CONTACT US FOR THE DELIVERY PRICE. Height: 127 cm Width: max. 53 cm approx. Depth: max. 32 cm Reference: D10 16 All the photos are on: www.antiques-delaval.com