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The tranfers of two sculptures on Charles Bridge.: A new view of the sculpture workshop of the John Brokoff time around 1710.

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2013

Abstract

This article summarizes the new knowledge of the formation of a sculpture of St. Francis Borgia and sculpture of St.

Vincent and St. Procopius on Charles Bridge in Prague obtained in the course of restoration research, dismantling, removal and transfer of both sculptures.

These findings concern as the technology of sculpture and to what extent to implement these two extraordinary sculptural orders reflected the contribution of individual persons operates in the workshop of John Brokoff time around 1710, a sculpture workshop leader, John Brokoff and his two sons Michael John Joseph and Ferdinnad Maxmilian Brokoff.