antique small wood carving ,immaculate madonna south america 19th century

Polychrome and gilded wooden sculpture depicting the virgin with angel heads,original South American 19th century-Lacquering and gilding-. mis. h.23-l 13 cm Polychrome statuette representing the Immaculate Conception, as depicted by the female figure standing on clouds with cherubs or putti at the base. The statue represents the Virgin Mary, preserved from original sin from the first moment of her conception. This iconography is common in Catholic art, especially after the proclamation of the dogma by Pope Pius IX in 1854. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on December 8 and is one of the most important Marian feasts in the liturgical calendar.