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The Guardian
Mojsl, Nikola ; Armutidis, Nikos (referee) ; Gabriel, Michal (advisor)
The diploma thesis deals with the making of the figural sculpture. The sculpture is called the Guardian. It is made by steel parts which are connected together. Its height is 185 centimeters, its weight is 80 kilograms. The sculpture is meant for exterior and interior.
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The Guardian
Mojsl, Nikola ; Armutidis, Nikos (referee) ; Gabriel, Michal (advisor)
The diploma thesis deals with the making of the figural sculpture. The sculpture is called the Guardian. It is made by steel parts which are connected together. Its height is 185 centimeters, its weight is 80 kilograms. The sculpture is meant for exterior and interior.
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The Jewish Figural Iconography in the Czech Lands
Janáčová, Eva ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Prahl, Roman (referee) ; Pařík, Arno (referee)
The primary aim of this dissertation is the mapping of Jewish figural iconography in the Czech lands, primarily of the Post-Emancipation - end of 18th to 20th century - period. The research focuses mainly on the protrayal of contemporary Jewish figures found in Czech visual culture, following religious as well as gradually secularized Jews through iconopgraphic themes. In dealing with the less observant or even wholly secularized Jewish figures, the aim is to show the iconographic elements by which these differ from the majority of society. In the first part the most important aspects of the evolution of Jewish iconography are analyzed. Among these the most important ones are a liberal interpretation of the Old Testament prohibition of figural representation, Jewish emancipation involving gradual assimilation as well as the Jewish yearning for an authentic visual representation, which most likely was the main factor behind the evolution of Jewish iconography. In addition to medieval and modern Jewish figural representations special attention is given to portrayal of Prague Jews and themes found in Hebrew manuscripts as well as printed materials, where surprisingly enough a much lower number of demeaning signs are found. Furthermore a gallery of portraits showing Czech Jews is shown, including...
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