Antique Large Gilded Wooden Statue Of The Virgin And Child, French, 18th Century Salvator Mundi

Virgin and Child “Salvator Mundi” School of the South of France circa 1680/1720 Large standing Virgin, veiled, holding the Child on her left arm, deep drapes with marked breaks, intended to catch the light. The Child clutches a globe symbolizing the universal sovereignty of Christ and extends his right hand towards the faithful. The faces of a sincere modeling, reveal slightly open mouths. In modern devotional sculpture, this convention signifies the prayer in progress and the Word incarnate (so-called “speaking” figures), reinforcing the effect of presence before the altar. Some wear and small chips. Old restoration of the gilding visible on the mantles and the drapery. School of the South of France circa 1680/1720.