Wooden sculptures from the 17th and 18th centuries in St. Anne's church in Šiaulėnai

The aim of this article is to present several wooden sculptures from the 17th and 18th centuries from St Anne's Church in Šiaulėnai. Three sculptures (St Barbara, St John the Evangelist and St Catherine of Alexandria) were moved to the new church, which was built in 1869 by the architect Fulgentas Rimgaila. The sculptures of St John the Evangelist and St Catherine of Alexandria have been recognised as items of the art heritage of national importance. Nevertheless, they have never been analysed and published. Other sculptures, St Barbara and St John Nepomucen, are closer to Lithuanian folk art. The wooden sculptures in St Anne's Church in Šiaulėnai reflect one of the earlier historical stages of this church, its artistic value. In the paper, the valuable wooden sculptures of Šiaulėnai church are presented, and corrections in their attribution are made on the basis of archives and analysis. The article is illustrated with photographs which are published here for the first time. It is based on the master's thesis under the title "Recording and Estimation of the Sacral Art Heritage of St Anne's Church in Šiaulėnai"Vytauto Didžiojo universiteta