Making a life-size statue of the patron saint of Bordeaux Saint-Seurin

An original order for the basilica Saint-Seurin of Bordeaux : the sculpture of a 1.70m high lime tree wooden statue based on a stone statue preserved at the Musée d’Aquitaine.

Wood préparation

Face modelling

Nearly 400 hours of work were required to carve this figure of Saint-Seurin entirely by hand.

Presentation of the statue at the entrance to the Basilica choir

Sculptor: Matthieu TESTARD, under the direction of Pierre GILBERT

Painting: Marie GOURET, ACR Polychromie

Link to full article in French: http://www.ateliersdelachapelle.com/basilique-saint-seurin-retrouve-enfin-visage-de-saint-patron/