Santon with the effigy of the delighted man represented with raised arms. He is a very popular and essential character in the nursery. Above all, the delighted symbolizes the tender, the innocent who raises his arms, he shares his communicative joy, his look is that of the astonished in the face of the miracle and the magic of Christmas.
We must understand the one who is in a state of rapture, his attitude clearly expresses the wonder he feels at the sight of little Jesus smiling at him, there nearby, in his straw cradle. His place is in the very front row. The delighted and “the delighted” are in fact characters without any other identity, but always in the immediate vicinity of the Nativity.
Made in France in Aubagne by hand
Composition: Clay
size 7cm