José Campeche y Jordan |
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This depiction of Saint John Nepomuk, which was commissioned for the cemetery chapel in Caracas, Venezuela, honors the late-fourteenth-century confessor to Queen Johanna of Bohemia who was martyred for refusing to reveal the queen's confessions to her husband. The letters "tacui," which encircle the saint's head like a halo of stars, represent the Latin phrase, "I was silent." |
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Esta imagen de San Juan Nepomuceno, encargada para la capilla del cementerio de Caracas, Venezuela, rinde homenaje al confesor de la reina Juana de Bohemia, martirizado a finales del siglo XIV por negarse a revelar al rey las confesiones de la reina, su esposa. La leyenda latina "tacui", que rodea la cabeza del santo como un halo de estrellas, significa "Yo callé". |
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