Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00
EXPLORE
Interesting angel heads can be found among the older examples. In all probability, they were created during the time of the Poor Clares of Škofja Loka, at least in the 18th century, if not a century earlier. The relief angel head with wings is made entirely of wax. The eyes are made of glass. The hair, eyebrows, lips and wings, which were originally gilded, are painted.
The dead Jesus Christ lies in a small black glass case on a red velvet cushion covered with white silk. The figure is made of wax and is a very fine piece of work. Below the head of Jesus Christ, which is placed on a small red velvet cushion, we see rays made of gold paper. The "Agnus Dei" medallion, which was made during the time of Pope Innocent XII (between the years 1691-1700), is fixed in the center on the back wall of the cabinet, with the relics of the martyrs of St. Dorothea and St. Christine.
The figurine of John the Baptist is made entirely of wax. It is placed in a wooden black semi-circular cabinet among decorative flowers made of paper and fabric. The saint is wrapped in "sheep's skin". In his right hand he holds a cross staff with a wrapped ribbon and an inscription: "Ecce Agnus Dei" (Behold, Lamb of God). His left arm is bent at the elbow as if he was preaching. The tiny face is made with great precision. The eyes, eyebrows and mouth are painted. A hairstyle made of fine curls is probably made of wool. A sheep stands next to John the Baptist.
How imaginative the nuns were is also confirmed by the twelve smaller angels made by the Ursuline Sister Štefana Bernik (1893–1965). The little angels were decorations for the Christmas tree. The figurines, which are wrapped around their loins in pieces of colored fabric and have paper wings on their backs, are essentially little reclining Jesuses. They were cast in the same clay molds as Jesus.
