Proweniencja figury Chrystusa w Ogrójcu w świetle najnowszych badań technologicznych
The origin of the figure of Christ on the Mount of Olives in the light of the latest technological research

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of the latest technological research statue of Christ on the Mount of Olives from the collection of the Malbork Castle Museum, and two other sculptures: the statue of St. Elizabeth from St. John Church in Malbork, and the statue of St. Barbara from St. John Church in Toruń (now the Diocesan Museum in Pelplin). As stated in a study commissioned by the Castle Museum, all of the figures are made from the same stone, which is a margly limestone, built mainly of calcite and containing some detrital components, such as quartz and glauconite and small amounts of ore minerals. Lithologically it shows a strong resemblance to the „Golden opuka” (Plänerkalk) – spongilite or marly chert from Prague. The results support the postulate that the figures come from a Czech workshop and allows very likely be considered as imports from Prague. It is another testament to anextensive artistic impact of this resort at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries.

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