1728 - Statue pedestal - Manetin, Czech Republic
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A chronogram on the pedestal of the statue of St. Sebastian beside Vysoka cesta in Manetin town.
Waymark Code: WMZGP2
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 1728 from the chronogram refers to erection of statue.
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The chronogram: sVb tVteLa pIa sebastIanI ab oMnI peste LIberI eVaDVnt ChrIstIan
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Stojící postava svetce na stylizovaném kameni, privázaná k pahýlu stromu, s pravou nohou v mírném kontrapostu. Telesná osa mírne esovite vyhnutá, tvár bezvousá, prostovlasá hlava s vlasy spadajícími do cela a pres uši, je naklonená k pravému rameni. Pravá ruka, pripoutaná k pahýlu vetve, se zarývá do kmene, levá je pripoutaná za zády. Svetec je velký, opásán bederní rouškou, která splývá po kmeni, srdce, bricho z pravé strany a levou nohu má probodnut kovovými šípy. Vlevo u korene stromu leží prilba.
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