Margaret of Antioch with dragon
One of a group of four wooden figures of a household altar
The figure of St Margaret of Antioch with a dragon was probably created around 1700 by a sculptor from the Trebinger workshop. It would have featured as part of a small family altar in the parish church of St Christina. During the neoclassical period, the multicoloured, partially gilded wooden sculpture was painted white to give the impression of marble. Only during cleaning in the 1990s did its original appearance re-emerge.
Main category:
Art
Subcategory:
Sculpture
Epoch:18th century
Area(s):Ortisei
GPS coordinates:@11.6922,46.57094