Artworks Catalogue

Location

Slovenia, Sladka gora

(Pilgrimage and) Parish Church of St Mary and St Margaret the Virgin (Romarska in) župnijska cerkev sv. Marije in sv. Marjete na Sladki Gori)

Artwork

Sculptures on the Façade of the Parish Church of St Mary and St Margaret the Virgin in Sladka Gora

Type

Sculptural group

Critical History

The sculptures on the façade of the Parish Church of St Mary in Sladka gora were attributed to Joseph Straub by Sergej Vrišer in 1979.1 Valentina Pavlič recently confirmed the attribution with the help of the detailed photographs made during the restoration of the sculptures and the façade in 1900.2

On the top of the façade, there is a stone statue of Virgin Mary with Jesus and two kneeling angels on the sides. In the niche beneath, there is a statue of St Margaret with a little dragon beside her legs. On the sides above two volutes, there are two saints: St Bartholomew on the left and St Florian on the right.

Construction / Execution

The sculptures are made from stone.We can see a special attention to the details.

Comment

The exposed parts of the sculptures are seriously damaged, due to weather conditions.

Images

1. The façade of the Parish Church of St Mary and St Margaret the Virgin in Sladka gora (photo by Valentina Pavlič, 2017)
2. The sculpture of St Margaret (source of the photo: Regional Archive Maribor; photo by Bogdan Badovinac, 1990)
3. The sculpture of St Bartholomew (source of the photo: Regional Archive Maribor; photo by Bogdan Badovinac, 1990)
4. The sculpture of St Florian (source of the photo: Regional Archive Maribor; photo by Bogdan Badovinac, 1990)
5. The sculpture of angel from the left side of the façade (source of the photo: Regional Archive Maribor; photo by Bogdan Badovinac, 1990)
6. The sculpture of angel from the right side of the façade (source of the photo: Regional Archive Maribor; photo by Bogdan Badovinac, 1990)