1733 - Statue pedestal - Manetin, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. Roch beside Vysoka cesta in Manetin town
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Location: Plzeňský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/09/2018
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Manetín is often called the "Baroque pearl of West Bohemia". The Baroque Manetín chateau, the former residence of the Lažanský family is the heart of this town. Manetín was first mentioned in written records in 1169 when King Vladislav II. There are also two churches . The one is dedicated to St. John the Baptist (
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The several Baroque sculptures of saints are located along this "Vysoká cesta". The sculptures were created by artists from the mid 18th century - Štepán Borovec and his pupil Joseph Herscher (
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The chronogram is located on the sandstone pedestal.
The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1733 from the chronogram refers to erection of statue.
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The chronogram: sapIentIorI peste LanqVentIVMO gaLeno DIVo rocho pIetatIs ergo ereXI
The full Latin inscription: sapIentIorI peste LanqVentIVMO gaLeno DIVo rocho pIetatIs ergo ereXI ilivs.d.d.wenceslavs et iosepha s.r.i.comes pötting
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Na podstavci stojící socha svetce, odeného do dlouhého plášte s prostovlasou hlavou, zbožne zdviženou k nebi. Tvár lemuje vous. Ruce má sepjaté na prsou, pod levou paží drží širák, noha, obuta do vysoké boty, je oprena o stylizovaný balvan, mezi nohami stojí pes, s hlavou otocenou vlevo vzhuru. Plášt tvorí na pravém stehne velké záhyby a hluboké rasení splývá od levého boku k nohám.
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