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| Keywords: Statues of Saints of Sigismund III Vasa.jpg 1 Statue of Saint John the Evangelist<br> 2 Statue of Saint Andrew 1 Figura świętego Jana Ewangelisty<br> 2 Figura świętego Andrzeja Gold ebony mother of pearl enamel 1 cm 50 2 16 5 14 <br> 2 cm 54 5 <br> 1 Wrocław Cathedral Treasury<br> 2 Warmia Archdiocese in Olsztyn en King Sigismund III had 12 statues of the apostles of pure gold on an ebony base and a statue of the Saviour the Virgin Mary and that of holy martyr Sigismund all of pure gold <br> 1 The statue of Saint John the Evangelist was donated by Sigismund's son Charles Ferdinand Vasa to the Wrocław Cathedral <br> 2 The arms and inscriptions preserved on the base of Saint Andrew's statue reveals that originally it was a statue of St George The original statue was probably destroyed during the Deluge Norhern War and the base was inherited by Michał Stefan Radziejowski who established the new sculpture Object history s 1610 commission Sigismund III of Poland own BurgererSF 2626 1 s 1610 <br> 2 ca 1688-1689 statue s 1610 base 1 Augsburg<br> 2 Rome statue Augsburg base Copyright expired PD-Art Other versions Relics from the Polish Vasa Collection St John Cathedral Church in Wrocław Gold sculptures Sculptures of Saint John the Evangelist in Poland Statues of Saint Andrew in Poland | ||||
