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Fr. Bílek – Prayer over the Graves

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Fr. Bílek – Prayer over the Graves — Freestanding figurative sculpture in a cemetery depicts a long-robed figure with raised arms. Crosses, tombstones, and low cemetery vegetation surround it.

ID:: desky/deska0917
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Name:: Fr. Bílek – Prayer over the Graves
Description:: 9/ Prayer over the Graves from 1905 at the Chýnov cemetery, where Bílek is buried with his wife and daughter. The body of the sculpture originally consisted of a masonry-built oak trunk. The sculpture was restored by the National Gallery in 1970 and later replaced with a copy made of artificial stone. Hana Larvová. Thank you.
Automatic description:: Freestanding figurative sculpture in a cemetery depicts a long-robed figure with raised arms. Crosses, tombstones, and low cemetery vegetation surround it.
Year:: 1920-1941
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Author:: Šechtl & Voseček archive
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Keywords:: Chýnov, František Bílek, statue, art, graveyard, tomb
Automatic keywords:: graveyard, statue, oděná postava, zdvižené ruce, cross, náhrobek, hřbitovní vegetace
Material:: film10x15
Categories:: František Bílek (1872-1941), Tombs, Chýnov
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