RELIEF FIGURE OF SAINT URSUS
Switzerland, probably Solothurn ca. 1580/1600.
Lime, carved in half-relief and painted, verso flattened. The saint is in full armor and bears a shield.
H 119 cm.
Flag missing, sword incomplete, losses and repairs. Paintwork later.
Literature:
Gottfried Lörtscher. Aus der Reihe Kunstdenkmäler der Schweiz. Canton of Solothurn. 1957, p. 198, with an illustration of the figure, from private property in Büsserach.
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Switzerland, probably Solothurn ca. 1580/1600.
Lime, carved in half-relief and painted, verso flattened. The saint is in full armor and bears a shield.
H 119 cm.
Flag missing, sword incomplete, losses and repairs. Paintwork later.
Literature:
Gottfried Lörtscher. Aus der Reihe Kunstdenkmäler der Schweiz. Canton of Solothurn. 1957, p. 198, with an illustration of the figure, from private property in Büsserach.