Antique Peruvian Polychromed Wood Sculpture, 1750

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This finely carved and richly polychromed sculpture represents the Virgin of the Martyrs (Virgen de los Mártires de la Pera), … Read more This finely carved and richly polychromed sculpture represents the Virgin of the Martyrs (Virgen de los Mártires de la Pera), a devotional image from the Peruvian Colonial School dating to the late 17th or early 18th century. Carved in wood and finished with original polychromy, the Virgin is portrayed frontally holding the Christ Child in one hand and the symbolic pear in the other, attributes traditionally associated with this Marian devotion. Her floral-painted robes, serene expression and flowing mantle reflect the refinement of Andean colonial carving while preserving the strong devotional character for which these sculptures are renowned. The sculpture retains its original metal crown and stands on its original carved base. The work has undergone an extensive professional conservation treatment. The restoration stabilized historic structural issues, consolidated the wood, and carefully reintegrated losses while preserving the sculpture's historic integrity and original devotional composition. Evidence of age, historic repairs and restoration remains visible, consistent with an object of more than three centuries. Dimensions 95x30x42 cm See less