Bust of Saint Stanislaus Kostka in terracotta and polychrome - Lot 187

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Bust of Saint Stanislaus Kostka in terracotta and polychrome - Lot 187
Bust of Saint Stanislaus Kostka in terracotta and polychrome wood, glass eyes. Southern Italy, first half of the 18th century H. 36 cm (slight accidents) Pedestal Stanislas Kostka was a young Jesuit from Poland who died in Rome in 1568 at the age of 18. He was canonized in 1726. His tomb is located in the church of San Andrea in the Quirinal and in an adjoining room one can see a recumbent representing him, the work of Pierre le Gros the younger of 1702. The face of the recumbent is very similar to our sculpture.
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