Sculpture of St. Norbert, St. Wenceslas and St. Sigismund

The sculpture of St. Norbert, St. Wenceslas, and St. Sigismund by sculptor Josef Calasanzy Max was installed on Charles Bridge in 1853; it was commissioned by Hieronymus Josef Ziedler, abbot of Strahov Monastery. This is the third sculpture to stand at this location. The work by Johann Brokoff’s workshop from 1708 was replaced in 1765 by a replica made by sculptor Ignatius Franz Platzer. Both works are now missing. The three figures of saints are mounted on a pedestal featuring Neo-Gothic architectural elements and celebratory inscriptions. St. Norbert, founder of the Premonstratensian Order and patron saint of Bohemia, stands in a prominent position, above the central raised section of the three-part pedestal. St. Wenceslas to his right and St. Sigismund to his left, both also patron saints of Bohemia, are depicted with their customary attributes. The sandstone used for the work came from a quarry in Nehvizdy.