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Raněný

The Wounded

Jan Štursa
1921

Description

Bronze sculpture of a falling, nude man.

Information Sign

raněný

Jan Štursa, 1921

Annotation

The tragedy of World War I (he had served at the front) affected Štursa's work. The most famous work of this period is "The Wounded".

Sculptor

Jan Štursa (Nové Město na Moravě 1880 - Praha 1925), Czech sculptor, one of founders of modern Czech sculpture (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

NMNM, Po stopach historie mesta.

Locatie (N 49°33'42" - E 16°4'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czvy005; Photograph: 4 September 2012
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