Explore the Description and history of this artwork.
The bronze statue is based on a clay model made in 1681 by Matthias Rauchmiller. The sculptor Jan Brokoff created a large wooden sculpture based on Rauchmiller's model, which was then cast in bronze in Nuremberg.
Rauchmiller's clay model is now in the collection of the National Gallery of Prague.Brokoff's wooden statue (gilded) has been displayed on the altar of Prague's Church of St. John of Nepomuk On the Rock since 1819.
Matthias Rauchmiller National Gallery of Prague Prague Church of St. John of Nepomuk On the Rock Jan Brokoff John of Nepomuk