| This exceptionally fine 18th century Spanish colonial oil on heavy gauge copper represents San Juan Nepomuceno, patron saint of lawyers, secrets, bridges and floods. Saint John, ordered executed by King Wenceslaus IV for refusing to reveal the Queen's confession, was tied to a wooden wheel and thrown off a bridge into the Moldau river. Shortly after his execution a ring of stars hovered over the place where he drowned.
Dimensions: 14 inches x 10 inches.
Condition: excellent with only minor paint loss |
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