Late Gothic Carved Walnut Figure of a Crowned Female Saint, Southern Europe, 15th–Early 16th Century Angel Carving Our God is depicted here

Our God is depicted here with seaweed for hair

Original painting by artist Chloë Holt RCA FRSA

A number of stone figures and architectural elements were added over a time period of 20 years by the stonemason James Johnson of Stamfordham to work in synergy with surviving medieval examples

cabinets of curiosity and theatrical rooms filled with trompe l’oeil work

Posing as a human

Late Gothic Carved Walnut Figure of a Crowned Female Saint, Southern Europe, 15th–Early 16th Century Angel Carving Our God is depicted hereA late Gothic carved walnut figure of a crowned female saint, Southern Europe, 15thearly 16th Century. Beautifully carved with a serene, softly modelled face and long curling hair, the figure wears an unusual courtly coronet and a high waisted gown finished with decorative tasselling. These refined details are characteristic of the late Gothic period, gently transitioning toward early Renaissance taste, and suggest she represents a royal saint most