John of Nepomuk
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Basic information
- ID
- С-I-2036
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- John of Nepomuk
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Country
- Ukraine
- Technique
- carving polychrome
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
- 116 x 72 x 39
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- John of Nepomuk
- Provenance
- Lviv region
Information about author
Object description
John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) is one of the most honoured figures of the Catholic Church, a saint, a priest, a martyr, the most popular among saints in the Czech Republic, where he lived in the 16th century and after his death under torture was drowned in the Vltava River. He is also honoured in Austria, Germany, Spain and other countries. The monumental, static sculpture demonstrates the full-length polychrome figure of John Nepomucene. Following Western iconography, the saint is represented in the priest's garments. A long dark soutane covers the whole body, leaving open only the tips of the feet; on top, there is a rochet decorated with lace that reaches the middle of the thigh, and on the head, there is a black beret. Monotonous parallel vertical lines of folds with precise edges at the sculpture's bottom model the saint's garments. The contrapposto figure of John Nepomucene is marked by the slow dynamics of draperies, which is emphasised by a cape that wraps the saint's shoulders in smooth lines, covering his arms to the elbows, and his back from the rear. Its surface is painted to imitate fur and modelled with shallow curves. Significant damages to the sculpture make it impossible to see the holistic image. The sculpture is characterised by a generalised pattern of draperies, slow movement, and static image.
Portrayed person
- The name of the person portrayed
- John of Nepomuk
- Lifetime of the person portrayed
- 1340–1393
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
