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Praha
Hlavní mĕsto

Staromĕstké námĕstí 11, Staré Město
(palác Golz-Kinských - Golz-Kinský Palace)

Panny Marie a Svatý Jan Nepomucký

Saint Mary and Saint John of Nepomuk

C.G. Bossi
1755-65

Praha / Panny Marie a Svatý Jan Nepomucký

Description

Reliefs of:

Saint Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ (Wikipedia).
(Nepomuk c. 1345 - Praha 1393), confessor of the queen of Bohemia, refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. At the behest of King Wenceslaus of Bohemia he was thrown from the Charles Bridge in Prague and drowned. John of Nepomuk is patron saint of bridges (Wikipedia)

Annotation

The monumental late Baroque palace, one of the most beautiful ones in Prague, was built in 1755-65 by A. M. Lurago for Count Jan Arnošt Golz. The rich stucco decorations of the façade in Rococo style were made by C. G. Bossi, the statues of Ancient Greek gods on the attic are by I. F. Platzer.

Artist

C. G. Bossi.

Sources & Information

Královská cesta, Old Town I.
Saxa Loquuntur, Sv. Jan Nepomucký: Svatojánské sochy v ceských a moravských krajských mestech.

Location (N 50°5'16" - E 14°25'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr016; Photograph: 18 February 2011
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