Statue in oak depicting Saint Franciscus of Assisi – founder of the Franciscan order – in neo gothic style.<\/p>\n
Statue carved in oak in neo gothic style depicting Saint Franciscus of Assisi (1182-1226) founder of the order of the Franciscans. Saint Francis lived in extreme poverty – considered all creatures as his brothers and sisters – and is the inventor of the nativity scene’s in the stable of Bethlehem that became immensely popular. His feast-day – 4 oktober is also world animal day. St. Francis is patron of Italia.<\/p>\n
The statue has probably been a part form a pulpit or altarpiece.<\/p>\n
Good quality carving. Original polychromy – partly damaged.<\/p>\n
From a cloister for nuns in Brabant. (Netherlands)<\/p>\n
Dimensions: 42 x 16,5 x 7 cm.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Statue in oak depicting Saint Franciscus of Assisi – founder of the Franciscan order – in neo gothic style. Statue carved in oak in neo gothic style depicting Saint Franciscus of Assisi (1182-1226) founder of the order of the Franciscans. Saint Francis lived in extreme poverty – considered all creatures as his brothers and sisters […]<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2681,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[50],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2674","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-sold","8":"first","9":"outofstock","10":"sold-individually","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n