Italian, probably Tuscan, late 14th century

private collection, Lombardy, Italy

There is dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. There is non-active worming to the wood, particularly in the base at the back. There is stable splitting the wood consistent with the material, including some splits in the proper right hip at the back and to the proper right side of the chest. There is flaking to the polychromy throughout, and some areas may have been refreshed. There are small losses to the beard, hair, camel skin, scroll, and to the edges of the base. The back corners of the base are lost and the Saint may have held an attribute in his proper right hand. Otherwise the condition is relatively good for the age of the sculpture.
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The voluminous gothic arrangement of the drapery recalls the work of Giovanni Fetti recorded in Tuscany from 1350 to 1377. See for example a Virgin and Child in the Museo Bardini (inv. no. 1127). An unusual motif popular in Siena at that time was the shorter cloak. Sant' Ansano by Angelo di Nalduccio in the collection of the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena wears such a short tunic.

RELATED LITERATURE
E. Neri Lusanna and L Faedo (eds.), Il museo Bardini a Firenze. Le sculture, Milan, 1986, no. 136, fig. 174; A. Frosini, Scultura lignea dipinta nella Toscana medievale, San Casciano, 2005, p. 71, pl. 7