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St. Martin
Title: St. Martin
Author: /
Dating: 19thcentury
Provenance: Ursuline Monastery Škofja Loka?
Ident. no.: inv. no. 11609
Materials: wax
Measurements: 58 cm (height)
On display: Permanent exhibition Life behind Monastic Walls
© Slovene Museum of Christianity

The wax figure of st Martin on horseback is unique on a European scale. It is difficult to find a depiction of this saint in wax in a wider space. It is a top monastery work.

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