The Blessed Virgin Slaying Evil, Virgin Of The Apocalypse XVIII Eme Century

Large statue in polychrome wood and gilded wood representing the Virgin Mary overcoming evil.
impressive 18th century statue where the Virgin Mary appears in prayer with her eyes raised to the sky.
she has a large dress with a complicated drape entirely gilded and covered with floral motifs and arabesques in the gilding, look at the photos of the back. superb hips.
the face is restful and soft, polychrome with a beautiful complexion, her long hair is loose and rests in long curls on her shoulders.
the face is fine and the eyes are in glass.
the hands and the foot slaying the evil are also polychrome of flesh color.
the virgin overhangs a silver half-sphere that a golden serpent runs horizontally, symbolizing evil.
the visible foot of the virgin crushes the head of this serpent, all the symbolism is expressed here.
this beautiful holy virgin in prayer, confronts and brings down the serpent, evil.
we sometimes also speak of the woman of the apocalypse who is often attributed to the character of the holy virgin and by progression we speak of the virgin of the apocalypse.
a large statue, a work of the 1st half of the 18th century. some small lack of gilding to report visible in the photos. good general condition of the gilding and silvering.
some small lack of polychromy visible in the hair, especially on the back, take a good look at the photos.
some old polychromy retouches on the hands and face.
a very beautiful representation of the virgin slaying the evil also called virgin of the apocalypse, resplendent thanks to her ample golden clothes giving her a magnificent presence.

Dimensions :
66 cm height, 24,5 cm large on the basis and 22 cm deep.

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