Calvary, Charles Bridge
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The sculpture in 2007 | |
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Artist | Emanuel Max |
Type | Sculpture |
Subject | Jesus |
Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
50°05′11″N 14°24′45″E / 50.0864°N 14.4124°ECoordinates: 50°05′11″N 14°24′45″E / 50.0864°N 14.4124°E |
Calvary is an outdoor sculpture by Emanuel Max, installed on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Antisemitism[]
The sculpture features a crucifix surrounded by the Hebrew words "kadosh, kadosh, kadosh, Adonai Tzva’ot" (English: holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts) from the Kedushah. In 1696, a Jewish communal leader named Elias Backoffen was forced to pay for the inscription after being accused of blasphemy. The aleph in the word "Tzva’ot" is backwards, as the letter was removed by the Nazis during the occupation of Czechoslovakia, and later mistakenly placed after the war. The vav in the word "Adonai" has gone missing. In 2009, explanatory plaques were added in English, Czech and Hebrew after the Mayor of Prague was petitioned by a group of North American rabbis.[1]
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External links[]
Media related to Calvary on Charles Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Antisemitism in the Czech Republic
- Christian sculptures
- Monuments and memorials in Prague
- Sculptures depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus
- Sculptures of men in the Czech Republic
- Statues on the Charles Bridge
- Czech Republic sculpture stubs