17th Century Polychrome Carved Wood Corpus Christi

17th Century Polychrome Carved Wood Corpus Christi

A striking 17th-century polychrome carved wood Corpus Christi, retaining traces of its original painted decoration and expressive hand-carved detail. The figure is depicted with a particularly elongated, naturalistic form and finely carved facial features, hair and drapery.

The surface retains areas of worn polychrome decoration, with the age and losses contributing to its character and appearance.

There are losses to the limbs, as shown, together with a further small loss to the edge/tie area of the loincloth. There are also some very minor splits consistent with age. Please study the photographs carefully for the full condition.

Dimensions: 15¾” (40cm) tall.

An evocative early religious carving with strong decorative presence, suitable for display as a fragmentary historic devotional sculpture.