St Francis Regis

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St Francis Regis
3D Model

  • Type of object:Marble sculpture
  • Measurements (H/W/D):140 cm / 45 cm / 38 cm
  • Materials & Techniques:

    Marble, gold leaf, metal, wood, paint / hand-carved, sculpted, gilded, painted

  • Inscriptions & Markings:

  • Date or Period:

    1727 - 1729 / Baroque period

  • Maker:Robba, Francesco (1698 - 1757)
  • Subject:

    Sculpture of St. Francis Regis / male figure dressed in ecclesiastical robes with a staff and an aureole atop his head.

  • Title:St Francis Regis
  • Distinguishing Features:

    The figure is missing his right pinky toe and his left thumb. The sculpture is slightly chipped on the right hip. Restoration works are visible on the left hand (wrist, thumb and index, middle and ring finger). Fingers were broken off and have been reattached. Restoration works are visible on the stomach below the right hand, on the right upper arm below the shoulder, on the front part of the neck and on the brim of the drapery next to his right leg. Traces of fill-in material are visible above the left knee, on the right knee, on the backside of his waist, on the back of the drapery next to his right leg and on the edges of the drapery held in his left arm by his waist. Negligible damage is visible on the outside of his left thigh. The drapery behind the figure’s left knee is slightly chipped.

The marble statue of St Francis Regis was sculpted between 1727 and 1729 by the Baroque sculptor Francesco Robba (1698–1757) for the Altar of St. Ignatius Loyola in the Church of St. Catherine in Zagreb. The sculpture depicts a male figure in an S-composition, leaning on his right leg, while his upper body and gaze are gently tilted to the right, creating a contrapposto stance. He is dressed in flowing ecclesiastical robes, including a cassock and an elbow-length cape or mozzetta fastened at the neck. His left arm is wrapped around a wooden black pole with a gold top. He has a strap fastened around his waist and he is gathering a part of it on his left hip. The face is depicted with distinctive features: thick curls, a broad forehead, thick, stylized eyebrows and beard, clearly delineated pupils, and slightly parted lips. A gold aureole crowns the head. The sculpture is standing on a square marble plinth. The statue was significantly damaged in the 2020 earthquake and temporarily moved to the Croatian Conservation Institute in Zagreb for conservation and restoration. Following these works, the statue is currently on display in the exhibition Baroque in Slovenia: Painting and Sculpture, held from April 10 to November 9, 2025.

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  • Related Written Material:

    Klemenčič, M., Francesco Robba in beneško baročno kiparstvo v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, 1998. Klemenčič, M., Francesco Robba (1698–1757). Beneški kipar in arhitekt v baročni Ljubljani, 2013. Klemenčič, Matej, et al., editors. Barok v Sloveniji: Slikarstvo in kiparstvo. Narodna galerija Slovenije, 2025.

  • Place of Origin/Discovery:

    Originally created as a part of the altar of St Ignatius Loyola, for the Church of St Catherine, Zagreb.

  • Cross Reference to Related Objects:

    The sculpture of St. Francis Xavier is part of the same altar of St. Ignatius Loyola in the Church of St. Catherine in Zagreb.

  • Date Documented:

    2025-06-09