St Francis Xavier

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St Francis Xavier
3D Model

  • Type of object:Polychrome wooden sculpture
  • Measurements (H/W/D):132 cm / 68 cm / 48 cm
  • Materials & Techniques:

    Wood, gold leaf, paint / hand-carved, gilded / painted

  • Inscriptions & Markings:

    Reverse, lower left; black paint: NG // [illegible] // NG // 193. Reverse, lower left; sticker: Inv.štev. // 366

  • Date or Period:

    1762 / Baroque period

  • Maker:Königer, Veit (1729 – 1792)
  • Subject:

    A sculpture of St Francis Xsavier, a male figure dressed in gold ecclesiastical robes with a flaming heart

  • Title:St Francis Xavier
  • Distinguishing Features:

    There are some wormholes on the reverse side. The paint layer is negligibly deteriorated and cracked. There are several holes on the back of his left shoulder and one the back of his right shoulder. Slight damage is visible on his left forearm. The brim of the drapery behind his left elbow is slightly chipped. There are cracks on the back of his left shoulder, and one crack on the drapery below his right elbow.

A wooden polychrome sculpture of St Francis Xavier hand-carved around 1762 by the Baroque sculptor Veit Königer (1729 – 1792). The sculpture depicts a male figure in an S-shaped composition, leaning on his left leg with his upper body and head tilted slightly to the right. He is gazing upward to the right. He is holding his left hand to his chest, across his flaming heart, while his right arm is bent at the elbow and slightly raised to shoulder level. He is wearing gold ecclesiastical robes – a long, wavy robe and across it a shorter, elbow-length cape fastened at the neck. There is a scallop shell on each side of his chest. There is a strap fastened around his waist, hanging in front of his left thigh. He has a rosary fastened around his waist, hanging down his right hip and thigh, and a pilgrim water bottle hanging down his left hip and thigh. His cheeks and lips are slightly red and he has short, brown, curly hair and a beard. The sculpture was originally crafted for an altar at a chapel at Novo Celje mansion. In 1951, it was gifted to the National Gallery of Slovenia by Fran Windischer. It was part of the same altar as the sculptures of the Immaculate Conception and St John of Nepomuk.

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  • Object ID No.:

    NG P 193

  • Related Written Material:

  • Place of Origin/Discovery:

    Originally crafted for a chapel at Novo Celje mansion. In 1951, it was gifted to the National Gallery of Slovenia by Fran Windischer.

  • Cross Reference to Related Objects:

    The sculpture was part of the same altar at Novo Celje mansion (chapel) as the sculptures of the Immaculate Conception and St John of Nepomuk.

  • Date Documented:

    2025-06-09