A CARVED WALNUT RELIEF PANEL OF THE MARTYDOM OF SAINT JOHN OF NEPOMUK

PROBABLY BOHEMIAN, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A CARVED WALNUT RELIEF PANEL OF THE MARTYDOM OF SAINT JOHN OF NEPOMUK
PROBABLY BOHEMIAN, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
gilded and grey painted
33 1/4 in. (85 cm.) length

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Lot Essay

John of Nepomuk (c. 1345 – 1393) is a national saint of Bohemia, who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans and King of Bohemia. Because of the manner of his death, the Saint is a seen as a protector from floods and drowning.

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