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Decoration of the Hall of Battles in the monastery El Escorial
Hrubanová, Daniela ; Zlatohlávek, Martin (advisor) ; Nespěšná Hamsíková, Magdaléna (referee)
The bachelor thesis focuses on the decoration of the Hall of battles in the Spanish monastery El Escorial, which was built in 1563-1584 by the Spanish king Philip II. The first part is devoted to the description of the monastery and its individual parts, The second chapter will be devoted to the Italian artists from Genoa who were commissioned to decorate the Hall of Battles (Nicola Granello, Orazio Cambiaso, Fabrizio Castello and Lazzaro Tavarone). The main part of this thesis will be a chapter devoted to the description of the paintings in the gallery of battles that depict the four victorious battles of Spain and a description of the vault with grotesque decoration.
The fresco decoration by Felix Anton Scheffler in the church St. George and St. Martin in Martínkovice
NEVAŘILOVÁ, Zuzana
This bachelor thesis focuses on the fresco decoration in the Church of St. George and St. Martin in Martínkovice, which was created by Felix Anton Scheffler in 1748. Firstly, the thesis deals with history and typology of the church, followed by the description of works by the architect Martin Allio. The greatest part of the thesis is devoted to the painter Felix Anton Scheffler and his works reaching from Silesia to Bohemia. The author mentions Felix Anton Scheffler´s teachers - Cosmas Damian Asam and Johann Christoph Grooth. The main part of the thesis is focused on frescos which are subject to an iconographic and formal analysis and also focuses on restoration work. Scheffler´s works are put into the context of baroque paintings in Bohemia. The last part concentrates on searching patterns that are used in the fresco in the Church of St. George and St. Martin in Martínkovice. The author compares frescos from Martínkovice with Asam´s other works from the period between 1720 and 1725.

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