FRENCH SCHOOL, late 15th century - Lot 2

FRENCH SCHOOL, late 15th century The Crucifixion, with Saint Brigid of Sweden Oak panel, one board, not parqueted Height : 33,2 cm Width : 27,5 cm Old restorations Saint Brigid of Sweden 1303-1373, founder around 1346 of the Order of the Brigidines, or Order of the Holy Savior was particularly devoted to the Crucifix. Here, the haloed saint, canonized in 1391, is dressed in the order's habit the order's habit, which is normally grey, she wears a white linen crown adorned with five pieces of red cloth representing the drops of Christ's blood The donor was not a saint, but a monk of the same order. From Sweden, this order spread to Germany, England, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and France, where numerous oratories and chapels were founded following the saint's perinigrations in Provence, on the route to Santiago de Compostela.