File:Statue of Saint Andrew.jpg
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| English: Statue of Saint Andrew.
Polski: Figura świętego Andrzeja. |
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| Artist |
Unknown from Rome (statue) / Augsburg (base) |
| Title |
English: Statue of Saint Andrew.
Polski: Figura świętego Andrzeja. |
| Date | circa 1688-1689 (statue), 1610s (base) |
| Medium | Gold, ebony, mother of pearl, enamel |
| Dimensions | 54.5 cm (21.4 in) |
| Collection | Warmia Archdiocese in Olsztyn |
| Object history |
1610s: commissioned by Sigismund III of Poland |
| Notes |
English: The arms and inscriptions preserved on the base of Saint Andrew's statue, reveals that originally it was a statue of St. George. The original statue was probably destroyed during the Deluge (Norhern War) and the base was inherited by Michał Stefan Radziejowski, who established the new sculpture. |
| Source/Photographer | Own work (BurgererSF) |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
Copyright expired, PD-Art |
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