Mercury Fountain (Merkurova kašna), Olomouc, Czech Republic - Fountains on Waymarking.com

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The fountain came into being in the year 1727 as a result of co-operation between the Olomouc stonemason Wenzl Render and the sculptor Phillip Sattler from Tyrol. Phillip Sattler was one of the young artists connected with Wenzl Render who co-operated on renowned town projects.
Mercury Fountain is considered the best of the collection of Baroque fountains in terms of artistic quality. The statue of the classical patron of merchants Mercury holding a caduceus in his right hand – one of his attributes – ranks among the greatest works of Phillip Sattler. The artistic rendering, in particular the dynamism of the figure with fluttering drapery, recalls the influence of the work of the leading representative of the Roman high Baroque - Gianlorenzo Bernini.
The authors additionally masterfully incorporated the fountain into the space of the busy crossroads.

CZ

Merkurova kašna vznikla v roce 1727 za spolupráce olomouckého kamenického mistra Václava Rendera a sochare Filipa Sattlera, puvodem z Tyrol. Sattler byl jedním z mladých autoru, které Václav Render zval ke spolupráci na významných mestských zakázkách.
Merkurova kašna je považovaná za umelecky nejkvalitnejší ze souboru olomouckých barokních kašen. Socha antického patrona obchodníku Merkura je dílem sochare Filipa Sattlera. Merkur drží v pravici caduceus – jeden ze svých atributu. Vertikální pojetí postavy s rozevlátou drapérií se blíží tvorbe predního predstavitele rímského vrcholného baroku - Gianlorenza Berniniho. Kašna je velmi zdarile zakomponovaná do prostoru rušné križovatky.

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