1676 - Pieta Column - Jihlava, Czech Republic
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N 49° 23.492 E 015° 35.546
33U E 542991 N 5471150
Two chronograms on the Pieta Column
Waymark Code: WM182B7
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/16/2023
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The chronograms are located on the sandstone column. The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1676 from the chronogram referring to erection of the column.
Pieta is one of the three common artistic representations of a sorrowful Virgin Mary. A pieta is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture. As such, it is a particular form of the Lamentation of Christ, a scene from the Passion of Christ found in cycles of the Life of Christ. When Christ and the Virgin are surrounded by other figures from the New Testament, the subject is strictly called a lamentation in English, although pieta is often used for this as well, and is the normal term in Italian.
The chronograms:
gLorIa LaVsqVe Deo eXeMpLare tVae // 1676
eX hIs MeDItare saLVtIs aspICe qVI transIs // 1676
Type of numerals used: Roman
Text of the original chronogram: gLorIa LaVsqVe Deo eXeMpLare tVae // eX hIs MeDItare saLVtIs aspICe qVI transIs
Pure chronogram?: yes
Natural chronogram?: no
Website explaining the chronogram: [Web Link]
English translation of the chronogram: Not listed
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