Bendl, Giovanni Giorgio - Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 709

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

BENDL, GIOVANNI GIORGIO. — Sculptor and painter, b. in 1630, d. in Prague on 25 May 1680. By framing his works within the taste of his time, he made an effective contribution to giving a Baroque appearance to the decoration of the cities and buildings of his homeland. His principal works include: the Child Jesus for the Church of the Holy Cross in Prague (1650), the Marian Column for the Old Town (1659), and statues of saints for the Church of S. Clement in Prague. The two monuments to s. Venceslao in Prague are particularly well known: one with the Saint

Article illustration — BENCI di CIONE DAMI — Loggia known as “dei Lanzi.” Florence, Piazza della Signoria. BENDL GIOV. GIORGIO - BENE
(Alinari photograph)

above a column decorated with vine leaves, and the other equestrian.

BIBL.: O. Pollak-Prag, s. V. in Thieme-Becker, III, pp. 303- 304; Wirth Zdēnek, Die tzechoslowakische Kunst von der Urzeit bis zur Gegenwart, Praga 1926. Miroslav Štumpf