Allegory of Religion - Kuks, Czech republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Noe1
N 50° 23.895 E 015° 53.365
33U E 563213 N 5583289
Alegorie Náboženství - Socha andela se symboly Starého a Nového zákona. / Allegory of Religion - A statue of an angel with the symbols of the Old and New Testaments.
Waymark Code: WMTD8A
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/05/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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"Socha je soucástí kolekce plastik Matyáše Bernarda Brauna v areálu hospitalu v Kuksu. Jedná se o jeden z nejznámejších souboru ceské barokní plastiky, velkoryse prostorove rešený, dynamický, dokonalý formou i bohatou variací tématu. Výzdoba hospitalu v Kuksu se právem radí k nejvýznamnejším dílum vrcholného baroka v Evrope."

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The statue is part of a collection of sculptures by Matthias Bernhard Braun on the premises of a hospital in Kuks. It is one of the most famous sets of the Czech Baroque sculptures, perfect in form and rich variations of the theme. The decoration of the Kuks Hospice is rightly the most significant works of the High Baroque in Europe.
Style: Baroque

Type of building (structure): Baroque statuary (only exterior)

Date of origin:: around 1720

Architect(s): Matyáš Bernard Braun

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