Religious carved wood and gesso panel, of rectangular form, with arched pediment and spires above Jesus with a sword, polychrome, 55 9.06 in.
- Gesso - A mixture of plaster of Paris and gypsum mixed with water and then applied to the carved wooden frames of mirrors and picture frames as a base for applying gold leaf. After numerous coats of gesso have been applied, allowed to dry and then sanded a coat of "bole", a usually red coloured mixture of clay and glue is brushed on and allowed to dry, after which the gold leaf is applied. In painting, gesso is also used to prime a canvas prior to applying paint.
- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
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religious objects, Christian