Wonderfully Beatific St. Anthony of Padua with Baby Jesus (with Foot Loss) gameboard nearly 200 years old

nearly 200 years old

2 9/16" across at top

he received his BFA from John Herron Art Institute and completed graduate study at Yale and Cranbrook

which makes it easy to take a seat

Wonderfully Beatific St. Anthony of Padua with Baby Jesus (with Foot Loss) gameboard nearly 200 years oldOne of two beautiful antique carved santos figures today, this one I am fairly certain representing St. Anthony of Padua, and I think maybe the other is too. Love at first sight with this one, so gentle feeling, beatific, making me feel more serene just by proximity. And I love the way the child he carries baby Jesus, with ball globe in hand sits squarely atop the book (Bible) in his hand as if it were a chair, while reaching for his collar as if