This plaque, engraved by Czech sculptor Stanislas Sucharda, is a tribute to the city of Prague and the Vltava River. Sucharda emphasised his love for the city through the added lines of verse: "Your tears were more numerous than mine, sister. / There was more pressure than these that a stone can resist. / Assassins wanted to skin thee but only made thee stronger. / Straighten thy head Prague, to thee is the victory." The plaque depicts a young woman in a long robe surrounded by plants. She wears a wreath with a medal on her head and the coat of arms of Prague on her chest. A naked woman clings to her and looks up at her. In the distance, you can see the city of Prague.
| Artist |
Stanislas Sucharda
RKD
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| Title | Art Plaque Medal of Prague and the River Moldau |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) on the front side: SUCHARDA |
| text on the front side: VIC BYLO SLZ TVYCH . NEZ MYCH VODJE SESTRO . / VIC BYLO BEDY NEZ JI KAMEN SNESE . / CHTÈ VSAK TÈ ZDRTIT . VRAH TÈ JENOM ZTUZIL / VYS HLAVU PRAHO . TVÉ JEST VITÈZENI | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | plaques (flat objects) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1911-DO |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1911-06-23 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-DO |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8247/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300055865 symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25H213
river
Iconclass
25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 41D27 drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung' Iconclass 44C11 patriotism Iconclass 61D(VLTAVA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (VLTAVA) Iconclass 61E(PRAGUE) names of cities and villages (PRAGUE) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
| Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles en 1910 : Salon international de la médaille contemporaine... : Groupe II: Beaux-Arts ; Classe 9B: Gravure en médailles (Bruxelles, Palais du Cinquantenaire, 01.05 - 15.11.1910) ; Catalogue / Victor Tourneur. - Bruxelles : Imprimerie A. Lesigne, 1910 (p. 55, nr. 102 - 11) |
| Algemeene Wereldtentoonstelling te Gent in 1913 (Paleis der Schoone Kunsten, 1 mei - 1 november 1913) : Groep II. Schoone Kunsten ; Klasse 9b ; Gesneden Penningen (Salon van de medailles) / Victor Tourneur. - Brussel : Drukkerij (Oud Huis We Monnom), 1913 (p.77, nr. 23) |
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