Southern Netherlandish, Malines, early 16th century | Female Saint

Private collection, Belgium;
by descent to the present owner

Although it bears the three-bar mark of Malines on the reverse, this refined figure of a female saint appears far removed from the more stylised poupées de Malines that flourished in this centre of woodcarving. The statuette is instead reminiscent of Brussels sculpture within the orbit of the Borman family, such as the Mary Magdalene by Jan Borman I in the Art & History Museum, Brussels (inv. no. 2992).