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Holy bishop

Estimate €800–1.600

Description

Carved wood sculpture.

Polychrome decoration.

Depicted standing, wearing episcopal vestments and mitre, holding a book in the right hand.

Europe, 15th century.

(signs of wear, losses and defects)

H.: 63 cm

Provenance

Collection Dr. António Miranda.

The relationship between what we see and what we know is never complete. The way we see things is influenced by what we know, or by what we believe.
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