St John Nepomucene

This professional sculpture of St John Nepomucene was made by an expert in the material and form, who used Late Baroque means of expression. The portrayal is traditional: the saint is dressed as a priest, holding a crucifix and a palm to symbolise faith and martyrdom. Many 18th-century sculptures were based on the bronze by Jan Brokoff that was put up on the Charles Bridge in Prague in 1683 to mark the site of the saint’s martyrdom, and any of these could have served as a prototype for this sculpture.

Text author Dalia Vasiliūnienė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album HEAVEN AND BEYOND (2016). Compiler Dalia Vasiliūnienė. Text authors Dalia Vasiliūnienė, Skaidrė Urbonienė
Expositions: “Heaven and Beyond. Works of religious art from the collection of Rolandas Valiūnas and the law firm Valiunas Ellex“, 31 May–24 September 2016, Church Heritage Museum, Vilnius (curators Dalia Vasiliūnienė, Skaidrė Urbonienė)

This professional sculpture of St John Nepomucene was made by an expert in the material and form, who used Late Baroque means of expression. The portrayal is traditional: the saint is dressed as a priest, holding a crucifix and a palm to symbolise faith and martyrdom. Many 18th-century sculptures were based on the bronze by Jan Brokoff that was put up on the Charles Bridge in Prague in 1683 to mark the site of the saint’s martyrdom, and any of these could have served as a prototype for this sculpture.

Text author Dalia Vasiliūnienė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album HEAVEN AND BEYOND (2016). Compiler Dalia Vasiliūnienė. Text authors Dalia Vasiliūnienė, Skaidrė Urbonienė
Expositions: “Heaven and Beyond. Works of religious art from the collection of Rolandas Valiūnas and the law firm Valiunas Ellex“, 31 May–24 September 2016, Church Heritage Museum, Vilnius (curators Dalia Vasiliūnienė, Skaidrė Urbonienė)