Bendl, Jan Jiri – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:25:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Wenceslaus l https://equestrianstatue.org/wenceslaus-l-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2088 This (stone) equestrian statue of Wenceslaus I by the baroque artist Jan Jiří Bendl (1678) was originally erected as part of a fountain at the centre of Prague’s Horse Market (now Wenceslas Square). During the period of the Czech National Revival in the mid-nineteenth century, this ancient statue became a gathering place for those who longed for secession … Continue reading "Wenceslaus l"

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