Wednesday 24 September 2008

Where the Czech...? #59

Where? But bonus points for what, who and why? Anybody know?

3 comments:

mtsvec said...

This is a hermit carved into stone by Matthias Braun in the forests by Kuks. It is part of the Nativity Scene. Braun did the work around 1720-1730 for Count Sporck. You can see Sporck's coat of arms in the rock above the hermit's head.

sansIcarus said...

That's a hermit? It looks more like Swamp Thing!

Captain Oddsocks said...

Fast work, Michael! Well done!