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Saint Wenceslas

c. 907 - 935
duke of Bohemia, raised as Christian by his grandmother, Saint Ludmila. He was murdered in 935 on his way to church. Patron saint of the Czech people and the Czech Republic
(Wikipedia)

Firma Kuneš und Rákosník
1908

Description

Relief of St Wenceslas on horseback. It is noteworthy that this is a frontal view, whereas equestrian portraits are usually depicted from the side.

Artist

Firma Kuneš und Rákosník, founded between 1896 and 1900 by the sculptors Oldřich Rákosník (1870–1938) and Václav Kuneš (1870–?)
Lit. Šámal, Petr, Firma Rákosník v Karlíně jako továrna na architektonickou výzdobu. Staletá Praha 34 (2018), nr. 1, p. 73–102. ((online).

Sources & Information

CapTour Pája, Sochy a fresky v Podskalí.

Location (N 50°4'6" - E 14°24'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr137; Photograph: 9 July 2026
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