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The Candlestick – I

Author, school, workshop
Unknown
Style
Renaissance
Date
AD 1576
Material and technique
tin, casting
Size
Height: 39 cm, Diameter of the foot: 16 cm
Location
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary’s the Queen of Poland in Iwięcino
Description
One of two candlesticks donated by Marten Fisher and Ann Vehesteden in 1576. Originally they stood on the altar. Since 1945 they have been stored at the organ gallery. Its upper surface bears the inscription in majuscule - „MARTEN FISHER 1576” (donor). One can see a shootout visible on the middle ring which dates back to the period of The Seven Years’ War (1756–1763). The candle ring has undergone deformation.