Hiernle, Joseph Karl (attr.) 1693 - 1748 H. 117 cm Large standing figure of St. John of Nepomuk, Bohemia, ca. 1740. Limewood, carved with deeply hollowed back and dated "D. 29. July 1740". Finely worked figure, formerly polychrome. Hands and tip of the nose as well as parts of the garment replaced, base area damaged, signs of age. Collection Edmund Löwe, Munich Lit. Blazicek, Oldrich, Die Barockplastik in Böhmen, Abb. 190 u.a We are grateful to Dr. Albrecht Miller, Ottobrunn, for the attribution.

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