NORTHERN FRENCH, 14TH CENTURY, | St. Barbara

In overall good condition with minor surface dirt notably in the crevices and small chips along the edges of the base and to the high points at several places. St Barbara's proper right hand is missing. Two fleur-de-lis on her crown are partly missing. The head has been reattached with a joint visible just above the shoulders. Her face appears to have been retouched, and her nose restored. There are some losses to the edges of the folds at several places. A hole is visible to the back where St Barbara was attached. The surface appears slightly eroded, probably due to an outside exposure or to cleaning. There are numerous remnants of paint, notably the red color of the cloak and to the terrace, and remnants of green paint to her dress. . Her proper left thumb partly missing and the other fingers probably retouched.The top of the tower on her proper left hand is partly missing, and the tower has probably been retouched
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The headdress of the saint, her elongated body forming a soft contraposto and the attention paid to the details of her attribute - in a shape of a tower - are comparable to the St. Catherine in the Palais des Beaux-Arts of Lille (Northern French, 14th century, inv. no. A.2827) and to a Royal Donor in the SMPK Berlin (Paris, circa 1310, inv. no. 41.190.279).