Immaculata at the Church of St. Catherine / Immaculata u kostela Sv. Kateriny - Klimkovice (North-East Moravia)
N 49° 47.180 E 018° 07.853
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Depicted sandstone statue of Immaculata, one of expressions of Virgin Mary, can be found next to the Renaissance Church of St. Catherine (Kostel Sv. Kateriny) in Klimkovice.
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Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/29/2020
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Depicted sandstone statue of Immaculata, one of expressions of Virgin Mary, can be found next to the Renaissance Church of St. Catherine (Kostel Sv. Kateriny) in Klimkovice. The statue was donated to his hometown as a tribute by a native of Klimkovice and a wholesaler in Vienna - Mr. F. Jurina in 1823.
The slightly above life-size statue of the Immaculata, standing on a prismatic base, is depicted with all allegorical requisites. Immaculata stands on the Earth's globe and crushes the head of a snake holding a twig with an apple (as a symbol of inherited sin) in its mouth with its left foot. Hands crossed on her chest, her left forearm is resting on a metallic gilded lily (as a symbol of the immaculate and blessed purity of his spirit). Statue is a quality Classicist sculptural work with Rococo reminiscences.
Source: excerpted and translated from
National Heritage Institute portal.
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]