Carved lime wood, painted in colour. A full-length, graceful statue in contrapposto, the head inclined to one side with a devout expression, her arms held wide. Attributes are missing, the fingers of the left hand replaced, minor imperfections on the pedestal, the back of the head and undressed back, traces of old paint. Height 55 cm.
The exceptionally elegant figure with fine movement strongly resembling the statue of St Agatha in the monastery church in Tegernsee by the court sculptor of the Bavarian Electorate, Johann Baptist Straub (1704 - 1784). Includes an expert report prepared by retired museum director Dr. Albrecht Miller.
Condition: II -