Caption

Bed finial from the Hospital of St. John of God in Warsaw, Fontana, Jakub 1710–1773 designer; co-creator, Redler, Jan Chryzostom 1704–1779 woodcarver; author; female busts; Hospital of St. John of God Warsaw; 1650–1944; Hospitallers of St. John of God order; Czartoryski, August Aleksander 1697–1782; baroque style. HOSPITAL BED FINIAL in the form of a pediment with volutes on the sides and a corbel in the middle supporting the bust of a young woman; fastened with two pins to the front section of the cornice crowning the canopy. The outline of the finial and the corbel are highlighted with a black ribbon stucco inlay. The corbel has an oval opening filled with a wooden, rotating medallion with inlaid letters on the obverse and reverse missing. The runners feature garlands made of ribbons and bay leaves; the volutes feature small brackets with turned, cup-shaped pinnacles. ca. 1757–1760, Warsaw; furniture fragment. Height 66 cm, width 93 cm, depth 16 cm., A carved wooden bust shown from the back on a plain gray background, with visible carved hair gathered into a bun and a carved neckline; the wood surface is dark brown with worn lighter brown areas and small patches of black, showing chisel marks and cracks; the base is a rough, darker wood form with a carved arch at the bottom and a few metal fastenings, and there are thin black support rods extending outward at the bottom.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_181

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Keywords

Bed finial Hospital St John God Warsaw Fontana Jakub 1710–1773 designer co-creator Redler Jan Chryzostom 1704–1779 woodcarver author female busts God Warsaw 1650–1944 Hospitallers God order Czartoryski August Aleksander 1697–1782 baroque style Hospital Bed Finial form pediment volutes sides corbel middle supporting bust young woman fastened two pins front section cornice crowning canopy outline finial highlighted black ribbon stucco inlay oval opening filled wooden rotating medallion inlaid letters obverse reverse missing runners feature garlands ribbons bay leaves small brackets turned cup-shaped pinnacles ca 1757–1760 furniture fragment Height 66 cm width 93 cm depth 16 cm carved wooden bust shown back plain gray background visible carved hair gathered bun carved neckline wood surface dark brown worn lighter brown areas small patches black showing chisel marks cracks base rough darker wood form carved arch bottom metal fastenings thin black support rods extending outward bottom.