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A near lifesize french limewood figure of Saint John the Baptist, circle of Michel Anguier(1612-1686), second half 17th century
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
partially draped in sheepskin and gesturing with his arms.
Literature
RELATED LITERATURE
A. Klidis, Francois Girardon- Bildhauer in ko:niglichen Diensten 1663-1700, Weimar 2001
F. Souchal, French Sculptures of the 17th and 18th Centuries...., Oxford, 1981, fig. 20b, p. 29
Catalogue Note
While the treatment of the drapery can be closely compared with a drawing of Jupiter by Girardon, illustrated by Souchal (fig.20b,op.cit.), Dr. Artemis Klidis (op.cit.) ascribes this scu🦂lpture to the workshop of Ang🍃uier before 1650.