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Chapters in the iconography of the renaissance portrait in Bohemia and Moravia
Kubíková, Blanka ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Zlatohlávek, Martin (referee) ; Jakubec, Ondřej (referee)
The subject ofthis thesis is studying the iconography and iconology of selected portraits from the fund of painted aristocratic portraits of the 16th and beginning of 17th century from Czech and Moravian collections and putting them into the context of portrait painting in neighbouring countries of that period. The first chapter deals with the portraits af Vilém oj Rožmberk. The privileged position ofthe Rožmberk ruler, who held the second position after the king in the hierarchy ofthe Czech lands, is imaged in the magnifico's full-figure portraits, which ref1ect the newest portrait tendencies [rom the imperial circles in an immediate sequence and which in iconographic details enable concrete iconological interpretations. Founding a family portrait gallery at a time oftemporary loss ofthis exclusive position can be interpreted as a strong expression ofthe resolution to renew the family's prestige. The second chapter deals with pictures from the Pernštejn collection: the double portrait of Marie Manrique de Lara with a naked child and a portrait of her husband, Vratislav oj Pernštejn. The symbolical statement of the double portrait is especially studied, which may be perceived as a Marian identification portrait celebrating the family's continuance. Apart from its representative function, this portrait...

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