Unknown medieval sculptor. Angel, the light bearer
around 1500
lime wood, partially preserved original polychromy, height 72 cm
restored by Anna Svetková in the years 2013-2014
Unknown medieval sculptor. Angel, the light bearer
around 1500
lime wood, partially preserved original polychromy, height 77,5 cm
restored by Anna Svetková in the years 2017-2018
Angels, light bearers, as an iconographical type between a statue and a liturgical object (candlestick) used to be part of church furnishings since the Middle Ages. They usually held the candlestick in an adoration gesture, therefore these iconographical types of angels are often found in pairs, as pendants, in the liturgical space. According to the information obtained by the seller, the statues were found in Bijacovce in Spiš.