Beautiful C. 18th Century Carved Santos in Red and Gold Polychrome brustalist and quite a rare one

and quite a rare one from what I can tell

This is a small but stunning

1929) but spent a good part of the 1950s in Mexico

which I believe is the case with this one

and especially for all of the connotations of the eye being private

Beautiful C. 18th Century Carved Santos in Red and Gold Polychrome brustalist and quite a rare oneI'm not an expert on carved santos in terms of dating and identifying their specific place of origin, but I've looked at a lot, and believe this one likely dates to the 18th rather than the 19th century, and could be even a bit earlier than that. Losses to the arms as evident, but they don't bother me a bit what a marvelous, beatific face, and wonderful carving of the drapery, lending a great sense of movement, enhanced by the super rich red and gold