Carved Wooden Wall Holy-Water Font Baroque Style Val Gardena

SKU: 1894800A01300C

Carved Wooden Wall Holy-Water Font Baroque Style Val Gardena

€89,90

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Precious fine wood

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Oil coloring

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Hand-carved details

Color variations C - Colored maple wood 3G - Maple wood three shades of brown CV - Gold Leaf Maple Wood

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measure 13 cm

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This Wall Holy Water Font is a masterpiece of carving that embodies the ornamental richness of the Baroque and Rococo styles. Its vertical form is a dynamic cascade of volutes, curls, and stylized foliage, gracefully framing the shell-shaped lower basin.

Every curve and groove is expertly crafted to catch the light, creating a fascinating play of shadows that accentuates depth and three-dimensionality. In natural finishes, such as the evocative 'three shades of brown' (3G) variant, warm and earthy tones enhance the effect of antiquity and warmth.

Made with the mastery that distinguishes the artisans of Val Gardena, this sculpture is entirely carved from maple wood, a preferred material for smaller sizes like these 13 cm, ensuring crisp details and excellent durability. It is also available in a colored version (C) or exquisitely finished with gold leaf (CV), to adapt to any sacred or domestic environment.

The stoup, beyond its practical function as a container for holy water, is a powerful symbol of purification and spiritual renewal, traditionally placed at the entrance of homes or places of worship. The lower shell-shaped basin (or niche) is a recurring motif in sacred art, recalling the baptism of Christ and the concept of pilgrimage. Artistically, the abundance of volutes, scrolls, and stylized foliage identifies the work with the Baroque/Rococo style, an expression that celebrates divine grandeur through the complexity and opulence of form, aiming to stimulate wonder and emotion.

The use of domestic holy water fonts is deeply rooted in Christian tradition, dating back at least to the Middle Ages, as an extension of the aspersion rite practiced in churches. Devotional and ornamental wood carving reached its peak in Val Gardena starting from the 17th century. Local artisans, already renowned for statue production, also applied their expertise to decorative elements such as this holy water font. The assimilation of the Baroque style, with its emphasis on dynamic details and and opulence, allowed master carvers to distinguish themselves, creating works that were not just functional objects, but true focal points of faith and home decor.

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Italy: 2-4 days
Europe: 3-7 days
Rest of the world: 7-15 days

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