Location
Slovenia, Maribor
Regional Museum Maribor
Original location:
Slovenia, Maribor
Studenci (?)
Artwork
The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk in Regional Museum Maribor
Type
Sculpture
Dimensions
Height: 105 cm, width: 37 cm, depth: 23,5 cm
Critical History
The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk was attributed to Joseph Straub by Sergej Vrišer. He pointed out the significant similarities, specifically with respect to the drapery, with Joseph Straub’s works in Selnica ob Dravi and Podlehnik as well as with other documented works.1
Its conception as a free-standing sculpture placed on the console is considered an exception in Joseph Straub’s opus. We do not know its original location, but it is often suggested in the literature that it originates from Studenci.
Construction / Execution
The sculpture is made of wood. It is placed on the wooden console. The sculpture has naturalistic painting. The drapery and the console are imitating gold.
Components
- Sculpture
- Sculpture
- Author: Joseph Straub (Wiesensteig 1712 – Maribor 1756)
- Technique(s): sawing, wood carving
- Material(s): limewood
- Polychromy
- Polychromy
- Technique(s): oil, water gilding
- Material(s): gold leaf, red bole, size
Comment
The sculpture was restored in the past. The complete right hand of the sculpture is lost.
Images
- The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk in Regional Museum Maribor (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2018)
- The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk in Regional Museum Maribor (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2018)
- The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk in Regional Museum Maribor, old photograph (source of the photo: Regional Archive Maribor)
Catalogue entry prepared by Valentina Pavlič and Saša Dolinšek
Recommended citation: Valentina Pavlič and Saša Dolinšek, The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk in Regional Museum Maribor, in: TrArS – Tracing the Art of the Straub Family, 2018, (accessed 03/02/2026) URL
