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When I was in Prague a couple of weeks ago I spotted this plaque on the wall of Charles Bridge and I was certain it was fairly new! normally the statue of St John Nepomuk stands there but I believe it has been lent for a big international exhibition.
Often there are statues of St John Nepomuk on bridges but his story/fame began after a dispute with the king in 1393. He was tortured and died. His body was bound and thrown off Charles bridge and floated down stream. Perhaps others can add more detail to the story.
Do zoom in to see the detail on the plaque which was beautifully designed and may not be a permament fixture!
Thanks for all your comments. I was in Italy for two weeks and am catching up with RR and lots to download from there....
Comments (12)
mininessie
great shot..very interesting!
prutzworks
nice find and shot interesting info
Minaya
Nice capture!
jayfar
Sleep in heavenly peace! Lovely shot and capture.
sandra46
fantastic capture
Faemike55
Great capture!
Jean-Luc_Ajrarn
An awesome find... and shot. :)
MrsRatbag
Very interesting history lesson, and a beautiful sculpture!
Minda
beautiful capture jean..
flavia49
wonderful capture!
icerian
"Poor" Jan, so much touched by so many people. It is moving story but unfortunately I don´t know more details about him. Well seen and captured.
Chipka
The only story I really know about Jan Nepomuk surrounds the statue that was apparently lent to an exhibition somewhere! According to legend, he heard the confession of a woman (the queen?) that led to a dispute with the king. As Jan Nepomuk was a monk, he was sworn to NOT reveal the contents of anyone's confession to anyone...not even the King...and well...kings, being kings don't like it when people say no. According to the tale, Jan Nepomuk was tortured in order to get the woman's confession out of him. He--being a good monk--didn't reveal a single word and so the oh-so mysterious confession died with him. Well...actually, a dog might have been present during the woman's confession and so the dog was the only one who knew it. Apparently, according to Charles Bridge legend, if one touches the small bas-relief depiction of Jan Nepomuk being thrown from the bridge, it brings good fortune (and insures that your secrets are kept) but people on the bridge have fallen into the habit of also touching the woman and the dog...I suspect it's pretty bad to touch the woman, since SHE was the one who got him killed in the first place, and the dog...well...dogs are just cute. Anyway, the legend goes that touching the falling saint ensures good things. Well, that's the version I heard, but the guy who told me (a good friend of mine with a taste for beer) related that story, after a few generous glasses of the good, fizzy, gold stuff; so the story in question might be only as accurate a beer consumption allows. Anyway, that's probably why most bronze images of Jan Nepomuk are so well polished and worn down...lots of people touching him. That seems to be the case here, and this is a wonderful photo. I know the spot where you were standing, and well...if you saw a kinda cute guy guzzling beer in Czech and maybe misleading tourists, that could have been the friend I referred to, though I seriously doubt that since he actually lives in Brno now. Anyway, after so long a ramble, I love this shot and the sense of nostalgia it inspires in me.