Pensive Christ statuary - Radešín, Czech Republic
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High quality baroque statuary of the Jesus Christ from 1765 represented in an iconographic depiction called "pensive Christ" at the west end of village Radesin and at the road to village Bohdalec.
Waymark Code: WM11DKK
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/02/2019
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The highly valuable late Baroque sculptural work of an iconographically less common representation of Christ is impressively situated in the village Radešín, at the road to village Bohdalec (Bohemian-Moravian Highlands) in the shade of a mature lime tree, where it forms a distinctive and dominant landscaping element.
It depicts the Jesus Christ sitting with his head supported by his hand with the Crown of Thorns. The iconographic depiction is called "Pensive Christ" - (
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According to the Latin and CZech chronograms engrave d on the pedestal of the statu, it comes from 1765. The author of the beautiful work is unknown. Christ, dressed only in a loincloth, sits on a stool covered with drapery. The right leg stands on a slightly elevated step. His right arm is bent, his elbow resting on his thigh, and his palm propping his bowed head with a pained surrender. The left is loosely laid in its lap holding a gilded reed cane. Christ has a massive crown of thorns on his head, and gilded gloriole emerges from his head.
The statue is registered as the cultural monuments of the Czech Republic - cataloque number 1000148898 - (
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