golden brown patina; standing man with hair in a ring around edges of his head; arms out, bent at elbows (forearms lost); collar of robe falls into a V on upper back

St. Francis of Assisi, 17th-18th century

Ivoryexpand_more

Gift of Shelly Errington from the collection of her brother, Trois E. Johnson, M.D., and given in his memoryexpand_more  2019.10.15

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The province of Goa in western India was under Portuguese control from 1512–1961, forming a nexus in trading routes that circumnavigated the earth. Goan craftsman were renowned for their supple modeling of ivory (likely exported from Mozambique) into Christian icons, which feed the appetite for luxury products in Europe, as well as furthered evangelical missions throughout Asia and the Americas. Within the genre of Indo-Portuguese ivories, popular subjects include ‘Christ as the Good Shepard’ (the image of Christ as child would have related to similar bronze statuettes of the God Krishna) and the ‘Virgin of the Immaculate Conception,’ which shows Mary atop a crescent moon, both of which remain ever-present icons in South Asia’s diverse religious landscape.

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St. Francis of Assisi
Role
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2019.10.15
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golden brown patina; standing man with hair in a ring around edges of his head; arms out, bent at elbows (forearms lost); collar of robe falls into a V on upper back

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