The Confluence (Soutok) - Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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The statuary of a naked man and a woman as an allegory of two rivers - Elbe and Orlice - confluencing in Hradec Králové.
Waymark Code: WMG8HJ
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/28/2013
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The small statuary depicting a naked man and a woman is located in Jirasek's park in Hradec Králové, just a few meters from the confluence of two rivers - the Elbe and the Orlice.
The young sculptor Josef Škoda, a pupil of a famous Czech sculptor Jan Štursa made in 1934 bronze statuary of a naked man with a naked woman lying down on his lap. The statuary represents allegory of the confluence of two rivers depicting just a few meters from the statuary location - the Elbe (Labe) and the Orlice. While the man represents the Elbe river (its name is masculinum in Czech language) the woman represents river Orlice.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Soutok (The confluence)
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Josef Václav Škoda (1901– 1949)
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1934
Materials used: bronze
Location: in Jirasek's park near the confluence of river of Elbe and Orlice.
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