Saint Sophia with daughter and Saint John of Nepomuk (procession float)

Abstract

The two-sided procession float with paintings of Saint Sophia with daughters and Saint John Nepomuk, made around 1700 by unknon artists. Certain simplified shapes of hands and faces of the figures suggest a workshop of provincial painter. The paintings depict Saint Sophia with daughters (Faith (fides), Hope (Spes),
and Love (Caritas) that were to die during the reign of ceasar Hadrian (II century), converting pagans to christian faith. On the other side of the procession float there is Saint John Nepomuk that was a canon of collegiate church of Saint Giles in Prague, so in the picture it is depicted in clothes adequate to his title. Most often he is depicted as a man adoring crucifix held in his hand, just like in the painting in Krzeszów.