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Honoring Our Lady, sign. right below SCULPTEUR I. Zajec. Image of Our Lady is rare in Zajec's opus. The composition is divided into the lower and upper part. In the lower part we see six angels who give flowers to Mary. In the upper part we see Mary with Jesus in her lap. Around them, numerous angels are placed in the circle.

The painting shows the arrival of St Cyril and St Methodius in Velehrad in 863. There they were accepted by Moravian Prince Rastislav and Prince Miloslav. The main protagonists stand in front of the castle walls. The arrival of holy brothers in Velehrad is accompanied by a crowd of people. Prince Rastislav is wearing a luxurious red coat and prince's crown on his head. Behind him are the Princess, the nobility and the army. The painting was painted in 1863 to celebrate the 1000^th anniversary of the arrival of St Cyril and St Methodius among the Slavs.

The draft for the embroidered emblem shows Mary, Mother of Jesus. Both protagonists are portrayed in a circle in which Mary is bent over a child. The draft, which we keep in the museum, is the only one of a series of studies and drafts for the coat made by the painter Matej Meltikovič in 2006. The collection also keeps an example of the embroidered motif on the fabric. Signed right below: 06 MM.

The painting of Mary, mother of Jesus. It is a realistic representation of the mother with the child in her lap. A woman is dressed in a gray dress with a wide skirt and has a head covered with a spatula. Figures are placed in the nature. The picture is very interesting, since Albert Sirk was mainly painting sea scenes. The image is marked left below: A. Sirk / 1939.

The head of the Christ is painted frontally. Jesus has an open mouth and blistered eyes. He's wearing a crown with thorns on his head. Signature right below: Slavko P.g.33.

Oval relief of St Francis Xavier. The saint is depicted to the waist and dressed in a priest. He holds the Cross in the right hand.

The painting was probably painted for the Jesuit congregation of Jesuits of Mary's immaculate conception and is a quality Baroque work.

Contemporary visual representation of the Stations of the Cross (VII Station) after Meditation by the Prague Archbishop and Cardinal Msgr. Miroslava Vlka. The work is unique due to the technique of production in tempered glass.

The painting is a quality artwork by the son of the famous Carniolan painter Matija Bradaška (1852-1915), who together with his brother Anton took over his father's painting workshop. Matija Bradashka Jr. painted numerous chapels, emblems and other sacred objects, especially before the Second World War. Signature and date are left below: Lepold Leyer pinx./cop. MBradaška 8./3. 1929.

Painting on a glass in expressive red tones. Signature is on the left below: F.Kralj.

Chromolithography depicting the Sacred Heart of Jesus and herbal decoration.

Chromolithography depicting the Immaculate Heart of Mary and herbal decoration.