Figure

Description

Life-sized figure of a man in carved limewood with traces of white pigment, probably representing St John the Evangelist at the Cross: Bohemian, probably Prague, a sculptor in the circle of Jan Jiri Bendl or Ferdinand Maximilian Brokoff, late 17th to early 18th century

Museum reference

A.1959.406

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Figure

Production information

Unknown
Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Eastern Europe

Date

Late 17th - early 18th century

Materials

Limewood

Physical description

Lime-wood; carved

Associations

Depicted: Saint John Evangelist
Bendl, Jan Jiří, 1680 (d.)
Brokoff, Ferdinand Maximilian, 1988 - 1731

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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