1734 - Statue pedestal - Manetin, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows is located beside Vysoka cesta in Manetin
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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 red color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1734 from the chronogram refers to erection of statue.
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The chronogram: o Mater tVI DoLores faXIs qVos LIbet Vt nostros aLLe VIent angores
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Na hranolovém soklu se znakem abatyše a lažansko-cernínským aliancním erbem stojí na pulmesíci zemské koule a hadu v oblacích Madona se sepnutýma rukama, pres ramena jí splývá bohatý plášt, clenený záhyby. Pískovcová plastika v životní velikosti. Na trikrát odstupnovaném kvádrovém soklu je osazen hranol s pulkruhovým vydutým celem a konkávne vzhuru se zužujícími bocními krídly, zdobenými svislým reliéfním rostlinným dekorem. Celní stenu vyplnuje velká rolverková kartuše s aliancním znakem lažansko-cernínským, nad kterým je na horní rímse velká plastická koruna.
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