Saint Anne, Religious statue on Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic
Saint Anne is an outdoor sculpture on the north side of Charles Bridge in Prague, carved in 1707 by Matěj Václav Jäckel. It depicts Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, holding her daughter.
Matěj Václav Jäckel created the statue of Saint Anne in 1707, and it was installed on the north side of Charles Bridge in Prague. The work belongs to the early 18th-century campaign of baroque sculpture that lines the bridge.
The group is known in Czech as Socha svaté Anny and shows Anne holding her daughter Mary, the pairing that gives the bridge figure its name. Matěj Václav Jäckel carved it in 1707, and it stands among the thirty statues along the bridge parapets.
The best way is to walk from Old Town across the bridge and follow about one-third of the way. You can easily reach the figure coming from the east and take time to observe the carved details.
Matěj Václav Jäckel carved the statue in 1707, and it stands on the north side of Charles Bridge. It shows Saint Anne holding her daughter Mary, a pairing that lets visitors pick it out from the single saints around it.
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