Linden wood (?); height 47 cm; width 23 cm; depth 15 cm;
Central Europe, 2nd half of the 18th century.
Figure of the holy martyr with a biretta on his head and priestly vestments: cassock, roquet and mucelet - cape.
John Nepomucen (1345-1393) lived in Bohemia. His cult spread to surrounding countries after his canonization in 1729. The patron saint of confessors, drowning people, he was also revered as an intercessor for people - protecting them from floods and drought.
State of preservation: sculpture after conservation and removal of polychrome, cracks visible in several places, lack of the saint's attribute - cross and palm leaf.
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