Immaculata on Marian Column / Immaculata na mariánském sloupu - Karlovo námestí (Kolín, Central Bohemia)
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Depicted statue of Immaculata, one of expressions of Virgin Mary, you can find on the top of the Baroque Marian column located in the main public space of Kolín downtown - Charles Square (Karlovo námestí).
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Depicted statue of Immaculata, one of expressions of Virgin Mary, you can find on the top of the Baroque Marian column located in the main public space of Kolín downtown - Charles Square (Karlovo námestí).
The Marian column was erected in 1682 as a reminder of plague epidemy, which affected Kolín in 1680 (826 citizens died...). The slender Corinthian-type column stands on tiered pedestal with square balustrade with four saints statues (St. Florian, St. Gotthard, St. Jojn, St. Paul) on own pedestals in its corners from 1764. The pedestal and statues were added by sculptor Jakub Teplý in 1777. All sculptures are replicas made by Josef Pospíšel in 1997-2000. Originals are in Kolín Lapidary and in the front of a New Parish School.
The Immaculate Conception is, according to Roman Catholic doctrine, the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain ("Immacula" in Latin) of original sin. It is one of the four dogmas in Roman Catholic Mariology. Under this aspect Mary is sometimes called the "Immaculata" (the Immaculate One), particularly in artistic contexts.
The definitive iconography for the Immaculate Conception, drawing on the emblem tradition, seems to have been finally established by the master and then father-in-law of Diego Velázquez, the painter and theorist Francisco Pacheco (1564–1644). Pacheco's iconography influenced other Spanish artists such as Bartolome Murillo, Diego Velázquez, and Francisco Zurbaran, who each produced a number of artistic masterpieces based on the use of these same symbols.
The popularity of this particular representation of The Immaculate Conception spread across the rest of Europe, and has since remained the best known artistic depiction of the concept: in a heavenly realm, moments after her creation, the spirit of Mary (in the form of a young woman) looks up in awe at (or bows her head to) God. The moon is under her feet and a halo of twelve stars surround her head, possibly a reference to "a woman clothed with the sun" from Revelation 12:1-2. Additional imagery may include clouds, a golden light, and cherubs. In some paintings the cherubim are holding lilies and roses, flowers often associated with Mary.
[excerpted from wiki]