Some images are not merely sculptures: they are presences. This beautiful pair of polychrome wooden sculptures, painted in white and gold, carries the serene and deeply human spirituality of 18th-century European sacred art.
Representing Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Mark, both of Central European origin, these figures reveal a late Baroque devotional and expressive language, where gesture, gaze and gilding are not merely decorative — they serve faith, narrative and emotion. The white softens the forms, almost like an ancient light resting upon the wood; the gold, applied to the details of the garments, elevates the pieces and recalls the sacred dimension of these representations.
Saint John the Evangelist appears with a contemplative delicacy — youthful, introspective, linked to the Word and to spiritual vision. Saint Mark, with a firmer and more solemn presence, carries the symbolic strength of the evangelist, guardian of message and tradition. I especially love this combination of sculptural innocence, authentic wear and liturgical beauty — small losses, slight wear to the paint and gilding, natural signs of a long, devout and truthful life.
Two sculptures with soul, silence and history. Pieces that bring to any space not only antiquity, but also contemplation, character and a rare sacred poetry.
Saint John the Evangelist: wood painted in white and gold, Central Europe, 18th century, small losses and slight wear to the paint and gilding. Height: 44 cm.
Saint Mark: wood painted in white and gold, Central Europe, 18th century, small losses, crack to the base and slight wear to the paint and gilding. Height: 41 cm.
