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Renaissance Painted Epitaphs in Bohemia (1560-1610)
Zborníková, Tereza ; Royt, Jan (advisor) ; Nespěšná Hamsíková, Magdaléna (referee)
This masters degree work named Painted renaissance epitaphs in Bohemia (1560- 1620) elaborates and develops the preceding bachelors work. The opening chapters present reflections and view of the perception of the death in Bohemia before the battle of Bílá hora. Yet these general aspects are focusing on the person or persons directly connected with the named painted epitaphs. Attention is paid for instance to the czech example of the Ars Moriendi, the Book about death, written by Mikuláš Krupěhorský for Petr Kokořovec from Kokořov. In the chapter dedicated to the testaments, the work handles the original last wills of Jarosav Smiřický from Smiřice and Václav Hlava from Kyršfeld, whose epitaphs form part of the catalogue. The painted renaissance epitaphs are firstly generally characterized with use of the presentation of the early works of this kind (epitaphs of the Master I.W. and the wall painting in the convent of the Fourteen Holy Helpers), then the attention is paid to the questionable issues related to the confessional (non)distinctiveness of the painted renaissance epitaphs. The question of definition and specifics of the catholic and non-catholic epitaph monuments is being solved here on the base of the rightful characteristics. Main chapter which crowns the work is formed by the catalogue of...
Renaissance Painted Epitaphs in Bohemia
Zborníková, Tereza ; Nespěšná Hamsíková, Magdaléna (advisor) ; Royt, Jan (referee)
Renaissance painted epitaphs in Bohemia This bachelors work deals about renaissance painted epitaphs in Bohemia. First part speaks about the view of death of the renaissance people. Attention is paid to the books of good death or Ars Moriendi, which the society of the early new age favored, and to the burial ceremonies of the new age aristocracy. The central part of the work is devoted to the renaissance painted epitaphs that are firstly generally characterized. The very first pages of the work speak about the early epitaphs like the Epitaph of Jan z Jeřeně, Votive painting from Pšovka near Mělník, Zlíchov epitaph and an important mural painting in the monasterial church of Fourteen Saints in Kadaň. The main part is centered to the renaissance painted epitaphs in Bohemia. There the work is divided to two type lines. In the first part are described the non-Catholic epitaphs that accent the historic (biblical) and narrative-moralizing substance. Good example may be the Žerotín epitaph and the collection of works from Jáchymov. Conversely, the Catholic works are centered to the strong Marian cult and devotion to the Saints that is visible mainly on the Epitaph of Karel Kokořovec from Kokořov. There the kneeling chevalier is portrayed in his armour adoring Virgin Mary and asking for the salvation of...

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