Lot 1020 Dα

Probably Bavaria circa 1520/1525

A figure of Saint Michael, probably Bavarian, circa 1520/1530

Wood, carved in the round, the reverse flattened. Minor remains of former polychromy. A full-length depiction of the saint standing on a small plinth in lively contrapposto, leaning backwards with his sword arm raised. His left hand presumably originally held a set of scales. The archangel wears a girded robe, a stole and a cloak with curving seams and thick folds which, like the striking physiognomy and style of the hair, bears a strong resemblance to the works of the sculptor Hans Leinberger, who was active in Landshut around 1510/1530.
The raised hand and sword are replacements. Losses to the plinth. On a modern wooden plinth. Height 86 cm (without base).