Stone Fountain Surrounding A Plague Column In Cesky Krumlov Erected In The 1570`s. Stock Photography

Pictured a stone fountain surrounding a Plague Column erected 1714 - 1716 in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic. It was in memory of the plague epidemic that struck the town during 1680-1682. Sculptural decoration shows mainly sculptures of anti-plague patrons saints and town protectors. Sculptures of St. Václav, St. Vitus, St. John the Evangelist, St. Juda Thaddeus in the upper row, and St. Francis Xavier, St. Sebastian, St. Kajetan and St. Rocchus in the lower row are the masterpieces of a Prague sculptor Matěj Václav Jäckel, as well as a sculpture of Virgin Mary situated on top of the column.