(3) Spanish Colonial Polychrome Painted Hand Carved Wooden Saint Statues. Trio of antique hand carved and painted saint statues, including the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, and the Madonna with Child.

Largest Size: 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 12 1/4 in.

Spanish Colonial religious statues, produced between the 16th and 19th centuries in Spain’s overseas territories, reflect a fusion of European Catholic iconography with local artistic traditions and materials. Typically depicting Christ, the Virgin Mary, and saints, these sculptures were often carved from wood and polychromed with vivid pigments, sometimes adorned with glass eyes, gilding, or real fabric garments to heighten their lifelike presence. Created both for churches and private devotion, they served as powerful tools of religious instruction and emotional engagement, embodying the spiritual and cultural blending that defined colonial art. Today, Spanish Colonial religious statues are appreciated for their craftsmanship, historical significance, and their role in shaping the visual language of Catholicism in Latin America and the Philippines.

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