17th century
Saint Paul
Polychrome and gilded wood, 130 x 66 cm
The sculpture analyzed here shows a strong plastic and volumetric vigor that confers a sense of immediate naturalism: the pronounced drapery of the robes, the twisting of the body, the careful investigation of the facial features underscore this aspect, linked to the post-Tridentine dictates of sacred images aimed at touching the souls of the faithful with immediacy and decorum. The physical power is reflected in the moral height of this Saint Paul, whose face is absorbed in a deep meditation that then projects into the furrowed brow. Passages of technical virtuosity of the 17th-century sculptor working here are evident in the undulating rendering of the thick beard and curly hair, rendered with calligraphic attention. The apostle highlights the usual attributes of the sword, with which he was martyred, and, as the author of the Epistles, the book he holds under the vivid red robe. The half-open mouth and the pose of the head reclined downwards denote the sculptor's intention to render the apostle with extreme naturalism, far from any classicist idealization. The golden halo that surrounds the head of this preacher, born in Tarsus, in Asia Minor but of Roman citizenship, around 10 AD, is elaborately decorated in several registers and is represented here with undeniable efficacy and immediacy. The work, created at the end of the 16th century, was enriched in the 17th century in the extrados of the arch with foliate decorations with rosettes in the center.
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