Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

Plungė district

At the turn of the 20th century, Juozapas Piaulokas, a wandering carver with no fixed place of abode, carved a number of sculptures on various subjects which can be found in the Plungė and Klaipėda districts. His sculptures were in great demand, and he was not short of orders to make crucifixes, shrines and figurines. Piaulokas’ works are distinguished by the meticulous representation of attributes, colour and other details, which help us to identify the saint. This sculpture of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, although it has lost its colour, is easily identifiable from her posture, and from one of the main iconographic attributes, the serpent with an apple in its mouth, which in Christian art symbolises Satan and original sin.

Text author Skaidrė Urbonienė

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)

Plungė district

At the turn of the 20th century, Juozapas Piaulokas, a wandering carver with no fixed place of abode, carved a number of sculptures on various subjects which can be found in the Plungė and Klaipėda districts. His sculptures were in great demand, and he was not short of orders to make crucifixes, shrines and figurines. Piaulokas’ works are distinguished by the meticulous representation of attributes, colour and other details, which help us to identify the saint. This sculpture of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, although it has lost its colour, is easily identifiable from her posture, and from one of the main iconographic attributes, the serpent with an apple in its mouth, which in Christian art symbolises Satan and original sin.

Text author Skaidrė Urbonienė

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)