ISBN10: 8086890236, ISBN13: 9788086890234, [publisher: Artefactum] Deutsch
[Prague, Czech Republic] [Publication Year: 2009]
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ISBN10: 8086890236, ISBN13: 9788086890234, [publisher: Praha: Artefactum, Verlag des Instituts für Kunstgeschichte 2009] Softcover OBrosch., 327 Seiten mit SW-Abb. + XXVI Abb. auf Sondertafeln, 16 x 23,5 cm, neu, originalverpackt. Sprache: deutsch. || The presentation of the souvereign in post-Tridentine sacred images constitutes a peculiar and hitherto unexplored phenomenon of early modern art. The author relates it to the contemporaneous, extremely intensified activities of the sovereign in the field of church patronage and with his need to be adequately represented in the liturgical space. The main focus - with regard to the Bohemian environment and the issue of Pietas austriaca - lies in the representation of Emperor Ferdinand II, whose spiritual training in the youth, personal piety and religious politics are strongly reflected in its iconography and public image. It is particularly evident in two works: a wall painting in St Vitus' Cathedral (1631) and the main altar painting in the Church of Our Lady of Victory in the Lesser Town (1641) in Prague. Their iconography is thoroughly discussed and the circumstances of their genesis are portrayed against the backdrop of contemporary building history of both temples. The final interpretation is based on detailed research on important religious festivities in the Baroque Prague, the thanksgiving procession, which took place in the 17th and 18th centuries commemorating Ferdinand II's victory over the Bohemian ...
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