Penitent arms open (beige)

Aix-en-Provence has a long history of confraternities. One of the best known is that of the Gray Penitents, nicknamed the "Bourras" by locals, after the coarse cloth of their robes. Our workshop, based in the city since 1934, wanted to bring this heritage to life in clay through a series of penitents in several colors and attitudes.

This penitent in a beige robe, arms open, is part of it. His open gesture, hands outstretched, evokes prayer, but also the welcoming of the poor and the traveler, at the heart of the confraternities' charitable mission. He can be displayed alone, like a small sculpture, or with the black and red versions, arms open or folded.

At 9 cm, the hood, the folds of the robe and the movement of the arms are perfectly legible. The santon is crafted in our workshop: original model hand-sculpted by the Fouque family, plaster molds, very fine regional clay, retouched and smoothed by hand, slowly dried, fired at 960 °C, then painted by hand.

He is displayed in our Aix shop on cours Gambetta, and sometimes at our exhibitions. Online, he is wrapped individually in paper and then bubble wrap, and your parcel ships within 2 to 3 business days.