Královéhradecký kraj

Baroque stony sculpture of local provenance from the first half of the 18th century. The Saint is portrayed in traditional canon dress, in hands he holds big stony rood. The figure has plastic effect, is closed in contours, movement is indicated only by stepping out of left leg. The statue stands on cloudy socle, on the front side of socle there is angel head - this iconographic chart is reduced alternate to type of saint apotheosis. Sculpture has spacious prismatic pedestal with set-back springing. On the front side of pedestal there is inscription with chronogram:" S. / IOANNES / NEPOMVCENCE / INTERCEDE / PRO NOBIS" (chromogram 1708), on the back side there is inscription:" TIBI / S. IOANNI / HONORIS DEFENSORI / SERVATORI PROPAGATORI / INHONORATIONIS / EXTIRPATORI / ITA SINE VLAPITERVOVI / COMES WITTEN" (chronogram 1707).
The statue is painted by emanel paints, inscription text is partly illegible, garbled by encircling the letters by black colour. The sculpture is situated in village square.

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