The Immaculate Conception

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The Immaculate Conception
3D Model

  • Type of object:Polychrome wooden sculpture
  • Measurements (H/W/D):42 cm / 12 cm / 12 cm
  • Materials & Techniques:

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

  • Inscriptions & Markings:

    Bottom of the sphere, black paint, NGP // 843 Bottom of the sphere, written vertically, black paint, 843

  • Date or Period:

    Early 18th century / Baroque period

  • Maker:Pogačnik, Mihael
  • Subject:

    A wooden sculpture of the Immaculate Conception /a female figure on a sphere with a snake

  • Title:The Immaculate Conception
  • Distinguishing Features:

    The paint layer is slightly deteriorated. The edges are slightly damaged. Wormholes and damage are visible on the sphere and on the base. There is a crack around the figure's neck. Wormholes and several bigger holes are visible on the reverse side. The paint layer is chipped in the middle of the left edge of the reverse side. Possible restoration work is visible on the top of the figure’s head.

The wooden gold sculpture of the Immaculate Conception (early 18th century), carved by the Baroque sculptor Mihael Pogačnik. The sculpture depicts a female figure dressed in a voluminous, flowing robe and wrapped in a voluminous drapery. Her head is tilted downward and to her right. Her arms are positioned in front of her chest, with hands held together in a prayer-like gesture. She has long, curly hair parted in the middle. Beneath her feet is a sphere with a snake coiling around it. She is standing with her right foot on the head of the snake, at the top of the sphere. The sculpture is positioned on a decorative plinth, shaped like an upside-down capital from a Corinthian style column.

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  • Object ID No.:

    NG P 843

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  • Place of Origin/Discovery:

    Unknown provenance. Currently located at the National Gallery of Slovenia.

  • Cross Reference to Related Objects:

  • Date Documented:

    2025-07-04