Hand-Carved and Painted Wooden Statue of Santa Monica with Little Boat

The sculpture of Saint Monica is shown upright in a contemplative pose, wearing a traditional monastic habit painted in warm brown with cream-white details on the veil and waist cord. Her gentle expression and downcast gaze convey inner peace and humility.

She holds a book in her left hand topped by a small wooden boat, a key element of her iconography. Drapery, the hanging rosary and other details are rendered with traditional oil painting on wood to give depth and realism.

Carved and hand‑painted entirely in wood by specialised artisans from Val Gardena, the statue is available in several sizes: up to 56 cm in maple wood (fine, compact for intricate detail) and from 60 cm in linden wood for larger figures. Suitable for home prayer or as a focal piece on an altar.