With it being St. Patrick's Day today, I thought we would explore a few of the liturgical arts surrounding the saint of this popular feast day, focusing on some of the contemporary sculptural work of the saint by three workshops: Mussner G. Vinczeno Ars Sacra, ALBL Oberammergau and Ferdinand Stuflesser.
All of these works are original, wood-carved works let it be noted; no plaster or resin to be found here. Stylistically, each are slightly different than the other. The first has a slightly more baroque look and feel to it, the second slightly an almost Romanesque character in terms of its stoicism, and finally the last sits somewhere in between of a slightly more medieval feel.
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| Statue by Mussner G. Vincenzo Ars Sacra |
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| Statue by ALBL Oberammergau |
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| Statue by Ferdinand Stuflesser |
For those of you looking for more "Irish themed" content for today, you may also be interested in our article on vestments of the Celtic revival.
