Offered by Chatelan Antiquités
Polychrome and gilded carved wooden altarpiece element representing in high relief St. Augustine, the most famous of the Church Fathers, patron saint of theologians, and founder of the Augustinian order. Dressed as a bishop, he holds his attributes in his right hand: a crosier and a heart surmounted by a flame, symbolizing his soul inflamed by divine love.
Walnut wood. Spain, early 17th century.
Heigth 19,29 “
Width 16,53 “