Ferdinand Brokoff - Jirkov, Czech Republic
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Ferdinand Maxmilián Brokoff was leading sculptor of Czech Baroque
Waymark Code: WMFJ4E
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/24/2012
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The bust of Ferdinand Maxmilián Brokoff a leading sculptor of Czech Baroque is located on the wall city lookout tower.
He was born in Cervený Hrádek near Jirkov, Bohemia, the second son of Elisabeth and Jan Brokoff, and soon his talent surpassed that of his older brother, Michael Brokoff, as well as his father. Ferdinand Brokoff's work is often equalized in importance with the work of Matthias Braun. In the beginning he mostly helped his father but from 1708 he worked independently and two years later, in the age of 22, he acquired a reputation for his work on several statues on the Charles Bridge in Prague
Description of the statue
Live size stone bust situated on wall of Town Hall.
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