SNT113-MB - Saint Anthony half-length.

Saint Anthony half-length statue with the Child in fibreglass, painted and finished by hand with glass eyes, height 85 cm: a large-format devotional presence for niches and side altars.

Main features

• Figures: Saint Anthony, half-length, with the Child
• Material: fibreglass, painted and finished by hand
• Eyes: glass
• Height: 85 cm
• Proportion: equivalent to the full-figure statue of 160 cm

Liturgical and devotional use

Saint Anthony of Padua is one of the most venerated saints in the Italian Catholic tradition. The half-length format — an iconographic variant that renders the face and upper body with great expressive intensity — lends itself to placement in wall niches, side altars and devotional chapels dedicated to the Franciscan saint. The glass eyes and hand-painted finish confer a realism that fosters recollection and prayer before the sacred image.

Craftsmanship

The 85 cm height of the half-length bust corresponds proportionally to the upper part of the full 160 cm figure, ensuring visual consistency with other statues from the same series already present in the church.