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Prophet Simeon

Jan Wnęk

 The Ethnographic Museum in Kraków

The Ethnographic Museum in Kraków
Poland

Semi-full sculpture in wood, polychromed, depicting the prophet Simeon in full figure with a long gray beard and mustache, with wrinkles on the forehead, dressed in a long robe, with a cone-shaped cap.
The sculpture was made by Jan Wnęk from Odporyszów, around the mid-19th century, as part of a commission from Father Stanisław Morgenstern.

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  • Title: Prophet Simeon
  • Creator: Jan Wnęk
  • Date Created: mid-19th century
  • Location Created: Odporyszów, Tarnów County, Malopolska Region
  • Physical Dimensions: height 133 cm
  • Medium: lime wood
  • Art Genre: religious theme
  • Art Form: sculpture
 The Ethnographic Museum in Kraków

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