Kneeling Saint
Unknown Artist
1750–1800
Medium
painted and gilded wood
Dimensions
118.1 × 90 × 50 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Accession Number
1961.414
About this artwork
This serene figure would originally have been part of a larger group, perhaps shown kneeling in adoration of Christ or the Virgin. He wears a knee-length dalmatic, the ecclesiastical dress of deacons (ordained ministers in the Catholic Church). Saints Lawrence and Stephen were among the most popular deacon saints, but lacking an identifying attribute—probably once attached to the saint’s outstretched hand—it is not possible to associate this figure with a specific saint.