Saint Anthony of Padua, Religious statue on Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic
The statue of Anthony of Padua is an outdoor sculpture by Jan Oldřich Mayer on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague. It stands among the bridge's row of saints as one of the works added in the early 18th century.
Sculptor Jan Oldrich Mayer created this figure in 1707 on commission from a Prague city councillor named Krystof Moric Wittauer. This artwork arrived during a period when Charles Bridge was being filled with such religious sculptures.
The statue stands on the north side of Charles Bridge, one of the outdoor sculptures by Jan Oldřich Mayer installed there. Visitors crossing the bridge pass it among the rows of figures that line the parapets, and it is identified in Czech as Socha svatého Antonína Paduánského.
The statue sits on the north side of Charles Bridge where it remains accessible year-round as part of the open-air bridge gallery. Visitors can examine it while crossing or pause to study the carved details around it.
The sandstone figure is one of a series of religious sculptures on the bridge, and its placement on the north side means it faces the castle rather than the Old Town. The statue stands near the bridge's eighth pier, a spot where visitors often stop to photograph the river.
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