Musei Provinciali di Gorizia (Palazzo Attems Petzenstein)
Original location:
Unknown
Artwork
Sculpture of St John of Nepomuk in Musei Provinciali di Gorizia
Type
Sculpture
Dimensions
Height: 112,5 cm, width: 46 cm, depth: 32 cm
Critical History
The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk has not been mentioned in literature. On the basis of stylistic analysis we can attribute the sculpture to Joseph Straub. There are several similarities with St John of Nepomuk in Štanjel dated in 1741. The original location of the sculpture is unknown. Probably it originated from a church destroyed during World War I.
Construction / Execution
The sculpture is made of wood and has a well finished back side because it was intended to be viewed from all sides.
Components
Sculpture
Sculpture
Author: Joseph Straub (Wiesensteig 1712 – Maribor 1756)
Technique(s): wood carving
Material(s): limewood
Polychromy
Polychromy
Material(s): bole, gold leaf, silver leaf
Polychromy
First repolychromy
Technique(s): polished white
Material(s): calcium carbonate, lead white, size
Polychromy
Second repolychromy
Material(s): oil
Comment
The trunk of the wood has some cracks and is damaged by wood pests. The sculpture is damaged in several parts, the arms and hat are missing and the head is disfigured. The polychromy is not original.
Images
The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2019)
The back side of the sculpture (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2019)
The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk, detail (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2019)
The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk, detail (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2019)
The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk, detail (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2019)
The sculpture of St John of Nepomuk, detail (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2019)
Catalogue entry prepared by Alessandro Quinzi
Recommended citation: Alessandro Quinzi, Sculpture of St John of Nepomuk in Musei Provinciali di Gorizia, in: TrArS – Tracing the Art of the Straub Family, 2018, (accessed 18/03/2025) URL
