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Arcimboldo's continents - iconography of the celebration of the Habsburg dynasty
Velebná, Lucie ; Nespěšná Hamsíková, Magdaléna (advisor) ; Dobalová, Sylva (referee)
In 1571, Arcimboldo organized a festive procession for the wedding of Maria of Bavaria and Charles of Styria, in which representatives of the four continents as well as personifications of the seasons and the elements came forward to establish the Habsburgs as their rulers. Within this context, the question arises to what extent the theme of empire ruled by the Habsburgs across continents is also related to Arcimboldo's paintings of composite heads of the seasons and elements. The thesis thus maps the vast field of visual culture of Habsburg representation, in which the theme of global empire resonates, and which includes various festivals as well as imperial kunstkammer and menagerie. An important role was played by representatives of exotic flora and fauna, which were representative symbols of the territories the Habsburg ruled and which, in the second half of the 16th century, became associated with the personification of the continents as their characteristic attributes. The thesis concludes that this visual language is also continued by Arcimboldo in his allegories, in which he elevates the Habsburgs to rulers of the whole world.
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Theme of a hidden face in painting
Velebná, Lucie ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Mádl, Martin (referee)
The thesis focuses on anthropomorphic elements in painting mainly of the 16th and 17th centuries. Anthropomorphism in painting was based on the ideas of ancient philosophers, who perceived the world as a human-like organism, and which were followed by theorists and artists in the Renaissance. The connection between man and nature is most evident in the paintings of anthropomorphic landscapes and maps. The most widespread type of anthropomorphic map was the map of Europe as the crowned queen, which celebrated the Habsburg dynasty similarly to Arcimboldo's imperial allegories with which they are compared. Furthermore, the work deals with anamorphoses and the method of the creative process in which the structures of forms are used as a stimulus to the imagination. In the last part, the thesis deals with analogous phenomena in Chinese art and indicates the possible direction of further research.
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