Two sculptures on the altar of the Holy Family in the north Chapel of the Parish Church of St Stephen in Spodnja Polskava
Type
Sculpture
Critical History
The two sculptures, representing St Bartholomew the Apostle and St Christopher on the altar of the Holy Family in the north Chapel of the parish church of St Stephen in Spodnja Polskava were attributed to Joseph Straub by Sergej Vrišer.1
Construction / Execution
Sculptures are made of wood. Polychromy of sculptures is typical for the style at the turn of the century around 1900.
Components
Sculpture
Sculpture
Technique(s): wood carving
Material(s): limewood
Comment
Sculptures were painted around the year 1900. It seems there is no other polychromy under the new layer of ground and paint.
Images
The sculpture of St Bartholomew the Apostle (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2018)
The sculpture of St Bartholomew the Apostle, detail (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2018)
The sculpture of St Christopher (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2018)
The sculpture of St Christopher, detail (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, photo by Valentin Benedik, 2018)
Catalogue entry prepared by Valentina Pavlič and Saša Dolinšek
Recommended citation: Valentina Pavlič and Saša Dolinšek, Two sculptures on the altar of the Holy Family in the north Chapel of the Parish Church of St Stephen in Spodnja Polskava, in: TrArS – Tracing the Art of the Straub Family, 2018, (accessed 31/12/2025) URL
Sources and Bibliography
Sergej Vrišer, Mariborski baročni kiparji, in: Zbornik za umetnostno zgodovino, n. v. IV, 1957, 71–127
Sergej Vrišer, Baročno kiparstvo na slovenskem Štajerskem, Maribor, Obzorja, 1963
Sergej Vrišer, Baročno kiparstvo na slovenskem Štajerskem, Ljubljana, Slovenska matica, 1992
