Madonna with Saint Dominic and Thomas Aquinas, Religious sculpture on Charles Bridge, Czech Republic
This sculpture depicts Mary standing between two saints, all three carved from sandstone. The work sits on Charles Bridge as part of a series of religious sculptures that line the span.
The sandstone group was carved by Matěj Václav Jäckel and installed on the north side of Charles Bridge in 1708. It was later removed from the bridge and transferred to the Lapidarium of the National Museum of the Czech Republic.
The group is known in Czech as Sousoší Madony, svatého Dominika a Tomáše Akvinského, naming all three figures. Matěj Václav Jäckel carved it for the north side of Charles Bridge, and the sandstone group was later moved to the Lapidarium of the National Museum, where the originals are kept.
The work sits along the main footpath and is easy to reach when crossing the bridge. The location is open to visitors and requires no special arrangements to view it.
The original sandstone figure was moved to a museum for protection, while a copy now stands in its place on the bridge. This approach preserves the historic original from weathering and damage.
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