XVIII century, Sant'Antonio Abate
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18th century Sant'Antonio Abate Gilded wood, height 61 cm - base 25x17.5 cm This wooden sculpture depicts Sant'Antoni Abate. Antonio was born in As in Egypt in 151. At the age of twenty he sold all his possessions to lead a hermitic life as an ascetic, living in solitude in the abandoned fort of Pispir, enduring and enduring all kinds of temptations. The growing fame led him to abandon the hermit's life to take care of the numerous faithful. Following the medieval iconography, the saint is depicted with the classic habit and hairstyle of the monks while holding a book in his hands and is accompanied by an animal figure, perhaps a pig, his traditional a