PT Journal
AU Loub, K
TI Petr Prachner (1744-1807), a Sculptor of Prague - His Study Travels Abroad and Contribution to the Decoration of the New Mint in Prague
SO Pruzkumy pamatek
PY 2023
BP 72
EP 85
VL 30
IS 2
DI 10.56112/pp.2023.2.06
WP https://pruzkumypamatek.cz/en/artkey/prp-202302-0007.php
DE Petr Prachner - Ignac Frantisek Platzer - Johann Prachner - Baroque - Classicism - Prague - sculpture - academies of art
SN 12121487
AB The article deals with the study travels of the Prague sculptor Petr Prachner (1744-1807) to academies in Amsterdam, London, and Mannheim as well as his work in Vienna. Prachner's academic training and foreign experience were later reflected in his sculpture decoration of the New Mint in the Old Town of Prague. Not only do the archival sources help to restore the operation of the sculpture workshop of Petr's father Richard Jiri Prachner (1705-1782) in greater detail, but they also correct our perspective on Prague sculpture art of the second half of the 18th century.
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