"Madonna and Child with Orb"

"Madonna and Child with Orb," ca. 13th century, French, carved limewood. It is displayed in a 19th century Gothic shrine from a New Orleans church.

"Madonna and Child with Orb"

Detail

"Saint (possibly Jerome) with Gospel and Stone"

"Saint (possibly Jerome) with Gospel and Stone," ca. 15th century (or perhaps earlier), polychrome and gold leaf on gessoed wood, probably from the Lower Rhine Valley. It is displayed in a 17th century Italian oak cabinet

"Saint Anthony and the Christ Child"

"Saint Anthony and the Christ Child," 15th century, Italian, polychrome and gold leaf on gessoed wood.

"Madonna and Infant Child"

"Madonna and Infant Child," ca. 17th century, Neapolitan, polychrome on gessoed wood.

"St. Francis of Assisi"

"St. Francis of Assisi," late 18th/early 19th century, Mexican, polychrome on gessoed wood.

"Lion Rampant"

"Lion Rampant," 19th century, English, polychrome and gold leaf on gessoed wood (formerly part of an English coat-of-arms on a government building in India.)

Corbels: Bacchus

Corbels* : The four carved figures represent a faun, a gargoyle, Bacchus (shown here), and a monkey-like face from Hampton Court in London.