Josef Václav Myslbek
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Josef Václav Myslbek was a Czech sculptor and medalist credited with founding the modern Czech sculpting style. He was born and did much of his work when the area was Bohemia.
J. V. Myslbek, by Jan Vilímek (1883)
Statue of Saint Wenceslas, Wenceslas Square (2013)
Libuše and Přemysl
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Libuše and Přemysl is an outdoor sculpture by Josef Václav Myslbek made in 1889-1897 for Palacký Bridge. Damaged from American bombing on February 14, 1945, bridge statues were removed in 1948 in conn
Josef Václav Myslbek
…His four pairs of statues for the Palacký Bridge have been relocated to the Vyšehrad: Libuše and Přemysl, depicts Přemysl, the Ploughman and Libuše Lumír and Píseň , depicts Lumír (a legendary bard) and Píseň ("song…
The sculpture in 2012
19th century photo