Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Boulder of local Žernov granite, hewn to a point, on the front face of which are sculptures of M. J. Hus, Jan Žižka and a chalice. The monument was unveiled on 13 July 1924 to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Jan Žižka.
The reliefs were created by the sculptor Antonín Odehnal. In 2001, the bronze sculpture of Hus was stolen; in 2006, all the reliefs were replaced with copies made of ceramic clay with a bronze patina by František Čadek and Jiří Štamberský.

Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (Trocnov c. 1360 - Přibyslav1424) Czech general and Hussite leader (Wikipedia). Inscription: Kdož jste boží bojovníci a zákona jeho, proste od boha pomoci. (You who are God’s warriors and upholders of His law, ask God for His help)

Jan Hus (Husinec c. 1369 - Konstanz 1415) Czech priest, philosopher, reformer, and master at Charles University in Prague. After John Wycliffe, the theorist of ecclesiastical Reformation, he was, before Luther, Calvin and Zwingli, the first actual Church reformer (Wikipedia). Inscription: Také prosím, abyste se milovali ve spolek a pravdy každému přáli. (I also ask that you love one another as a community and wish the truth upon everyone)

Inscription(s)

Signature

Artists

• František Čadek (1930-2008), Czech ceramicist, plasterer, and modeller (AbArt).
  
• Antonín Odehnal (Svratka 1878 - Praha 1957), Czech sculptor (Wikipedia).
  
• Jiří Štamberský (Kostelec nad Černými lesy 1930 - Kounice 2017), Czech musician, painter, and ceramicist (AbArt).

Sources & Information

• Cesty a Památky, Památník Jana Husa a Jana Žižky.

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Location (N 49°59'40" - E 14°51'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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