2832 x 4256 px | 24 x 36 cm | 9,4 x 14,2 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
14. Januar 2016
Ort:
Charles bridge, Prague, Czech
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The prototypical statue of John of Nepomuk at Charles Bridge in Prague, at the site where the saint was thrown into Vltava. Made by Jan Brokoff upon a model by Matthias Rauchmiller in 1683, on the supposed 300th anniversary of the saint's death, which was until the mid-18th century presumed to had happened in 1383. It was the basis for a number of statues of the saint all across the Europe. John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký, German: Johannes Nepomuk) (c. 1345 – March 20, 1393)[1] is the saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic), who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans and King of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. On the basis of this account, John of Nepomuk is considered the first martyr of the Seal of the Confessional, a patron against calumnies and, because of the manner of his death, a protector from floods and drowning.[1]
