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Jan Brokoff
Jan Brokoff, also known as Johann Brokoff, (23 June 1652 – 28 December 1718) was a baroque-era sculpture, sculptor and woodcarver. Brokoff was of Carpathian Germans, Carpathian German origin, born in Spišská Sobota, Georgenberg, Royal Hungary today Spišská Sobota in Slovakia, and later working and living in Bohemia. He was the father of the sculptors Michael Brokoff and Ferdinand Brokoff. In 1675, Brokoff moved from Hungary and worked at various places mainly in western Bohemia. Three years later, in 1692, he settled in Prague and gained burgher rights in Prague's Staré město (Old Town (Prague), Old Town). He and his wife Elisabeth () born Spingler had four children–sons, Michal Jan Josef, Ferdinand Maxmilian and Antonin Sebastian, and a daughter, Anna Eleonora. Two of the sons continued in his work (and the younger, Ferdinand Maxmilian, becoming the more prominent), the third son, Antonín Sebastian, later became the court poet in Vienna. Jan Brokoff died in Prague. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Bridge St Barbara Margaret Elizabeth
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was ''Churl, Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as ''Carolus (other), Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as wikt:churl, churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch language, Dutch and German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statue Of John Of Nepomuk, Charles Bridge
The statue of John of Nepomuk () is an outdoor sculpture, installed in 1683 on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. It was the first of the many Baroque images of saints to be installed on the bridge. Description and history The bronze statue is based on a clay model made in 1681 by Matthias Rauchmiller. The sculptor Jan Brokoff Jan Brokoff, also known as Johann Brokoff, (23 June 1652 – 28 December 1718) was a baroque-era sculpture, sculptor and woodcarver. Brokoff was of Carpathian Germans, Carpathian German origin, born in Spišská Sobota, Georgenberg, Royal Hunga ... created a large wooden sculpture based on Rauchmiller's model, which was then cast in bronze in Nuremberg. Rauchmiller's clay model is now in the collection of the National Gallery of Prague. Brokoff's wooden statue (gilded) has been displayed on the altar of Prague's Church of St. John of Nepomuk On the Rock since 1819. References External links * {{Public art in Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Male Sculptors
German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman era) * German diaspora * German language * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th-century German Sculptors
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French '' Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Male Sculptors
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surname) *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands *Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czech Socialist Republic (1969–1990) *Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (1939–1945) See also ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Baroque Sculptors
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surname) *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands *Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czech Socialist Republic (1969–1990) *Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (1939–1945) See also ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1718 Deaths
Events January – March * January 7 – In India, Sufi rebel leader Shah Inayat Shaheed from Sindh who had led attacks against the Mughal Empire, is beheaded days after being tricked into meeting with the Mughals to discuss peace. * January 17 – Jeremias III reclaims his role as the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, chief leader within the Eastern Orthodox Church, 16 days after the Metropolitan Cyril IV of Pruoza had engineered an election to become the Patriarch. * February 14 – The reign of Victor Amadeus over the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg (now within the state of Saxony-Anhalt in northeastern Germany) ends after 61 years and 7 months. He had ascended the throne on September 22, 1656. He is succeeded by his son Karl Frederick. * February 21 – Manuel II (Mpanzu a Nimi) becomes the new monarch of the Kingdom of Kongo (located in western Africa in present day Angola) when King Pedro IV (Nusamu a Mvemba) dies after a reign of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1652 Births
Events January–March * January 8 – Michiel de Ruyter marries the widow Anna van Gelder and plans retirement, but months later becomes a vice-commodore in the First Anglo-Dutch War. * February 4 – At Edinburgh, the parliamentary commissioners of the Commonwealth of England proclaim the Tender of Union to be in force in Scotland, annexing the Scottish nation with the concession that Scotland would have 30 representatives in the parliament of the English Commonwealth. * February 12 – Oliver Cromwell, England's Lord Protector, announces that his Council of Scotland will regulate church affairs as part of the Terms of Incorporation of Scotland into England, and eliminates Presbyterianism as Scotland's state religion. * March 29 (April 8 New Style) – Total solar eclipse of April 8, 1652 ("Black Monday"). April–June * April 6 – Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broumov Monastery
Broumov (; ) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants. There are three important historic buildings, protected as national cultural monuments: the Benedictine monastery, the Church of the Virgin Mary and the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Broumov consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Broumov (2,072) *Benešov (106) *Kolonie 5. května (213) *Nové Město (1,631) *Olivětín (1,018) *Poříčí (405) *Rožmitál (162) *Velká Ves (1,267) Etymology The name is derived from the old Czech personal name Brum (also written as Brúm, Brun, Brún). Geography Broumov is located about northeast of Náchod and south of the Polish city of Wałbrzych. The municipal territory shortly borders Poland in the north. It lies in the Broumov Highlands. The highest p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libochovice
Libochovice () is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Libochovice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Libochovice (2,813) *Dubany (189) *Poplze (389) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Liboch (in old Czech known as Ľuboch), meaning "the village of Liboch's people". Geography Libochovice is located about south of Litoměřice and south of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Lower Ohře Table. The Ohře River flows through the town. History The first written mention of Libochovice is from 1336, when it was described as a market town with a fortress. In 1560, Libochovice became a town. The first Jews came into the town probably in the second half of the 15th century. From the second half of the 16th century there was a strong Jewish community, but most of them died during the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirkov
Jirkov (; ) is a town in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 19,000 inhabitants. Jirkov creates a conurbation with Chomutov. Administrative division Jirkov consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Jirkov (17,499) *Březenec (668) *Červený Hrádek (165) *Jindřišská (25) *Vinařice (30) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Jirek (a diminutive of Jiří), meaning "Jirek's (court)". The personal name was initially written as Jurek and the settlement's name as Jurkov. Geography Jirkov lies in close proximity to the city of Chomutov, with which it forms a conurbation. It is located about southwest of Ústí nad Labem. It lies on the border between the Most Basin and Ore Mountains. The highest point is at above sea level.The Bílina River flows through the town. History Jirkov was established as a colonization village on the Czech-Saxon border in the second half of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Červený Hrádek Chateau
Červený (meaning "red" in Czech) may refer to: People * Frank S. Cerveny (born 1933), sixth bishop of the Episcopal Church in Florida * Jaroslav Červený, Czech footballer * Rudolf Červený, Czech ice hockey player * Václav František Červený (1819–96), constructed the first Contrabass tuba, and was the first to use true rotary valves Places *Červený Hrádok, a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District, Nitra Region, Slovakia *Červený Kameň, a village and municipality in Ilava District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia *Červený Kameň Castle, a castle near the village of Častá, Slovakia *Červený Kláštor, a small village and municipality in Kežmarok District, Prešov Region, Slovakia *Červený Kostelec Červený Kostelec (; ) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,300 inhabitants. Administrative division Červený Kostelec consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population accord ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
