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| Statue of Saint John the Evangelist. | |
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| Artist |
Anonymous (Augsburg) |
| Title |
Statue of Saint John the Evangelist. |
| Date | 1610s |
| Medium | gold, enamel and nacre on ebony |
| Dimensions | 50.2 × 16.5 × 14 cm (19.7 × 6.4 × 5.5 in) |
| Collection | Institution:Wrocław Cathedral |
| Object history |
1610s: commissioned by Sigismund III of Poland |
| Notes | King Sigismund III had 12 statues of the apostles of pure gold on an ebony base and a statue of the Saviour, the Virgin Mary, and that of holy martyr Sigismund, all of pure gold. The statue of Saint John the Evangelist was donated by Sigismund's son Charles Ferdinand Vasa to the Wrocław Cathedral. |
| References | Agnieszka Fryz-Więcek (2005). Świat ze srebra. Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, p. 54 |
| Source/Photographer | Own work (BurgererSF) |
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