Dancing Fountain, Water cistern and sculpture group in New Town, Prague, Czech Republic.
Čeští muzikanti is a stone fountain on Senovážné Square in Prague's New Town, carved from Hořice sandstone by Jan Wagner in 2002. Anna Chromý added four bronze figures of musicians in motion, each holding an instrument: a mandolin, a flute, violin and hunting horn. A fifth bronze figure, the Nile, stands nearby.
The fountain was made in 2002. Anna Chromý (1940–2021) created the bronze group of figures, while Jan Wagner (1941–2005) carved the basin itself from Hořice sandstone. A fifth bronze figure, the Nile, stands separately beside the fountain.
The work is also called Čeští muzikanti (Czech Musicians) or the Four Rivers Fountain. Its four bronze figures, made by Anna Chromý, play a mandolin, flute, violin and hunting horn, and each stands for a great river: the Ganges, Amazon, Danube and Mississippi. The sculptures were originally painted, but the colour has worn away.
The fountain sits in a central location on a busy square easily reached on foot from the city center. Since the work is freely accessible year-round, visitors can stop by at any time.
The four bronze figures were originally painted, but the colour has worn away through weathering. Each musician doubles as a river: a mandolin player is the Ganges, a flautist the Amazon, a violinist the Danube and a horn player the Mississippi. A fifth solitary bronze, the Nile, stands nearby.
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