Prague. Statue of St. John Nepomue – Antique Print
![Prague. Statue of St. John Nepomue, [between 1860 and 1890] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/21/2142fed31d81-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of Prague. Statue of St. John Nepomue brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Prague. Statue of St. John Nepomue
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Titled simply "Statue of St. John Nepomuk," this view most likely shows the famous bronze figure on Charles Bridge in Prague, the saint who is traditionally honored as the patron of bridges and of those who keep confidences. Legend holds that he was drowned in the Vltava in 1393 on the orders of King Wenceslas IV, and the statue, erected on the bridge in 1683, stands near the spot where tradition says he went into the river. The print comes from a bound album of European city views, which suggests it was bought as a travel souvenir. Its five-starred halo, a common feature of the saint's image, is worth a closer look.
| Created / published | [between 1860 and 1890] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Albumen prints 1860-1890. |
| Notes | In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, p. 149. No. 294. |
| Subjects | Sculpture--Czech Republic--Prague--1860-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,282 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-185630 |
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