Portuguese school. Mid XVIII century. Saint Peter in chair'. Sculpture in carved, polychrome and gilded wood. 128 x 58 x 58 cm. The monumental piece presented below depicts the first of the popes seated and imparting the blessing to the faithful, an iconography that corresponds to the name of Saint Peter in chair. Saint Peter is shown seated on a kind of chair richly decorated with stylised and gilded vegetal motifs, while the armrests culminate at the front in a kind of flat leaf, also meticulously carved. The crest that crowns the back of the piece of furniture is made up of a rich group of recurved leaves, also gilded. The first of the popes is shown wearing a pontifical vestment with a gilded alb and a wide rain cloak, also gilded and fastened at chest level by a large brooch in the form of a poly-lobed medallion. These garments are furrowed with stiff, low-profile folds, which do not prevent them from giving the piece considerable movement, as well as small chiaroscuro effects that give it greater plasticity. In addition to these garments, there is a hood hanging from the back. It is unpolychromed and a large tassel hangs from it. The head is adorned with the pontifical tiara, a triple crown symbolising the pope's power as "supreme shepherd", "supreme master" and "high priest", topped by a cross. With his hands, protected by black gloves, he performs two very different actions, since while the right hand is raised to impart the blessing, with the left he holds his two characteristic keys, now lost. The rich golden polychromy that covers the entire piece, with the exception of the face, is complemented in the different garments by a type of decoration based on incisions such as stippling that increases the sensation of luxury of these garments. The saint has an elongated head, with a sharp profile and small facial features. Thus, the eyes are almond-shaped, with raised eyelids, curved eyebrows, a sharp, narrow nose with pierced nostrils, a tiny mouth with thin lips - he keeps his mouth half-open, as if he were about to begin speaking to the faithful - very small ears, also with a pierced ear canal, and a small beard made up of small curved locks. The hair does take on a greater volume, but it is largely hidden by the crown that is wrapped around his head. Contrary to what is usually the norm, an old man with a white beard, the anonymous sculptor has chosen to show the saint as a mature man with smooth skin and beautiful features. From the delicacy of the face, the facial features and the morphological features of the rest of the piece, it seems that this precious Saint Peter can be assigned to an anonymous Portuguese master of the mid-18th century, probably with a workshop in the areas of Coimbra or Oporto. We would like to thank Javier Baladrón, PhD in Art History, for the identification and cataloguing of this work.