An Italian gilt Istrian stone figure of Saint Peter Enthroned, 14th century, Veneto

Gilding later. Rubbing and abrasions to surface throughout. Chips to top of staff in proper left hand and proper right hand (attribute lacking). Broken through waist and repaired. Small chipping and wear throughout. Some remains of cement on reverse.
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The stylistic roots of the present figure originate in 12th and 13th century Venetian sculpture found on the portals of churches and as support figures or within niches on tombs. The specific style of the drapery  beautifully carved with multiple v-shaped folds, the frontal position and blank stare with almond-shaped eyes as well as the large and stylized hands and feet are characteristic of Venetian Gothic sculpture. Compare the figures of Christ and the Madonna on the tomb of Jacopo Salomone (Wolters, op.cit., figs. 107-110) as well as the figures of saints surmounting the pilasters in the Basilica at Aquileia, 1360-70s (Wolters, op.cit., nos. 367 and 368).

RELATED LITERATURE

L. Planiscig, Kunsthistorisces Museum, Wien. Die Estenische Kunstsammlun, vol. I, Skulpturen und Plastik des Mittelalters und der Renaissance, Vienna, 1919
W. Wolters, La Scultura veneziana gotica (1300-1460), Venice, 1976
W. Dorigo, Venezia romanica : la formazione della città medioevale fino all'età gotica, vol. I, Venice, 2003