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Additional Findings on the Early Modern Building Development of the Harazim Solitary Homestead near Rájov in the Český Krumlov RegionResearch Articles

Filip Facincani, František Iša

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(2)

The paper builds on the results of the recent research about the Late Renaissance granary of the Harazim Homestead in South Bohemia. It focuses on a fragmentarily preserved building that was incorporated into this granary at the time of its construction around 1600. Based on the newly acquired dendrodates, it is likely that structural and dating relationships between these two structures can be established.

On Dating of Half‑Timbered Granaries in the Village of Jarov in the North Pilsen RegionResearch Articles

Alena Aubrechtová, Karel Foud, Tomáš Karel, Stanislav Plešmíd

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(2)

Half‑timbered two‑storeyed granaries with a small balcony are typical features of vernacular architecture in the North Pilsen Region. Their greatest number has survived in the village of Jarov (Pilsen‑North District) where their dendrochronological analysis has recently been completed, and this study presents its results. The oldest granary is dated by beams made of trunks chopped down in the winter of 1718/1719.

Baroque Pools in Castle Gardens in Dobříš and SmilkovResearch Articles

Jan Kypta, Filip Laval, Zdeněk Neustupný

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(2)

Relics of Baroque pools with complex ground plan layouts have recently been discovered in the ornamental gardens of the castles in Dobříš and Smilkov (both in Central Bohemia). In Dobříš, depictions of erstwhile pools are found in the print of the garden around 1770. The pool in Smilkov, which was backfilled in the second half of the 20th century, is partly visible in historical photographs. Archaeological surveys in both localities contributed to the overall reconstruction of the ground plans of the pools. Interestingly, the historical depiction of the Dobříš garden reveals that the shapes of the pools are distorted.

Kristina Uhlíková (ed.), Městský chrám sv. Vavřince ve Vysokém MýtěBook Reviews

Jan Kypta

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(2)

Jan Chlíbec – Jiří Roháček, Monumenta mortis et memoriae. Sepulkrální skulptura ve výtvarné kultuře českého středověkuBook Reviews

Jan Kypta

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(2)

Group of Paintings of the Chudenice Altarpiece The Case of a Late Gothic Painting Workshop in the Nobility’s ServiceResearch Articles - Studies

Ondřej Šindlář

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(2)

The study deals with a few Late Gothic panel paintings which, based on a formal analysis from the beginning of the 20th century, were linked by the common starting point – a painting workshop. The anonymous painter received an alternative name, Master of the Chudenice Altarpiece. This example shows artificially constructed painting workshops in Bohemia, and the historical workshop practice as it reflects upon the relevancy of this traditional art historical concept. However, the revised formal analysis backed up by the latest survey of underdrawings substantiated that the common authorship of these paintings can still be considered relevant....

The Rožmberk Palaces of Dívčí Kámen (Menštejn) Castle and Helfenburk Castle near Bavorov Contribution to Research of Housing Culture in the Middle AgesResearch Articles - Studies

Vladislav Razím

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(2)

In the Šumava foothills, large ruins of two castles have survived, built close together by the powerful Rožmberk (Rosenberg) family in the third quarter of the 14th century as the administrative centres of the newly organised estates. Because the builders were the same, it is not surprising that the castles show similarities, particularly the core with the monumental three-part palace in the central part of the castle. Despite their rather exceptional information value and the rare possibility of comparison, the building historians have paid little attention to the two castles. This is manifested especially in the palaces as they rank among the largest...

Archivní rešerše v digitálních časechEditorial

Romana Rosová

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(2)

Pavel Vlček – Pavel Zahradník a kolektiv, Encyklopedie architektů, stavitelů, zedníků a kameníků v ČecháchBook Reviews

Martin Šanda

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(1)

Zdeněk Dragoun – Michal Tryml, Románský kostel v Dolních Chabrech a jeho předchůdciBook Reviews

Rudolf Procházka

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(1)

Notes on the Work of the Baroque Painter Johann Christoph Handke
The Holy Family Painting Research and RehabilitationResearch Articles

Luboš Machačko, Michal Vopálenský, Leoš Mlčák

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(1)  

The article presents the results of detailed restoration research of the Holy Family painting which has so far only hypothetically been attributed to the Baroque painter Johann Christoph Handke (1694–1774), active in Olomouc. During the restoration, overpainting was removed, revealing the figure of St Joseph. An authentic date 1753 was discovered on the reverse of the canvas. The analysis of style safely ranks the rehabilitated painting among Handke’s works.

Research of the Ceiling Paintings by Carpoforo Tencalla in the Archiepiscopal Palace in OlomoucResearch Articles

Jana Zapletalová, Filip Menzel

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(1)  

The ceiling paintings in five stucco fields in the cabinet on the second floor of the Archiepiscopal Palace in Olomouc are regarded as the only work by the imperial painter Carpoforo Tencalla which remains in this building. The paintings date probably from 1674 and the famous painter created them as a commission from Karl of Liechtenstein‑Castelcorno, Bishop of Olomouc. The recently conducted non‑invasive technological survey of the ceiling paintings, which lay in a detailed visual inspection of the paintings in the falling diffused light, strong lateral illumination, and ultraviolet‑induced visible fluorescence, yielded valuable...

New Findings on the Renaissance Portrait Painting from the Pernštejn Castle FurnishingsResearch Articles

Zdeněk Vácha

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(1)  

The subject of the article is the presentation of new findings on the Renaissance group portrait painting which is today part of the Pernštejn Castle furnishings. The panel painting is dated 1548. The composition is dominated by a large family portrait (twenty‑three persons) gathered outdoors around a table. The painting’s provenance has now been safely determined based on the identification of the persons and the town in the background. The overall landscape scenery and architectural dominants suggest Steyr in Upper Austria. The conclusion that the painting depicts Colman Dorninger († 1552), the burgher of Steyr and his family, is...

Forward Fortification of Cornštejn CastleResearch Articles

Jan Kypta, Jiří Marounek

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(1)  

The article is devoted to the forward fortification of Cornštejn Castle (Znojmo Region) which is situated along the Moravian‑Austrian border. The fortification blocks an elevated position above the access road, from which the castle could have been seriously threatened during a siege. Its perimeter fortification consists of a series of linear embankments and a frontal ditch. On the highest place of the enclosed area is the ruin of a stone prismatic tower. Thanks to an exact analysis of several wooden elements, the construction of the tower was dated to 1478.

New Findings on the Life and Work of the Baroque Sculptor Jindřich WeberResearch Articles - Studies

Terezie Bednářová, Pavel Zahradník

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(1)  

The presented text concerns the sculptor Jindřich Weber whose professional life was not only tied to West Bohemia but also South Bohemia, particularly from the late 1740 s to the early 1760 s. The review of the literary and source records enabled, in some respects, to add to the current state of knowledge about this artist. In addition to more precise information, the new findings about Weber’s stay in the northern Písek Region – Kovářov and its vicinity – are particularly precious. Thanks to the newly discovered archival materials, it is possible to redate the length of Weber’s stay in this locality (from the summer of 1755...

Late Gothic Altarpiece from Chudenice in the Vicissitudes of TimeResearch Articles - Studies

Ondřej Šindlář

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(1)  

The article follows the fate of the Late Gothic altarpiece in the Church of St John the Baptist in Chudenice from the time of its origin in the early 16th century to the present. For several centuries, this medieval artwork served as a medium for family presentation and memory and during the 19th and 20th centuries, it underwent multiple adaptations and restoration interventions. The altarpiece is viewed as a model example of the functioning, use, and perception of one work over a long period of time. This is made possible because of the unusual wealth of archival materials related to the altarpiece as well as the church and its furnishings. The altarpiece...

Gothic Parts of the Monastic Church of St Adalbert in BroumovResearch Articles - Studies

Jiří Slavík, † Petr Sommer

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(1)  

The article deals with the building form of the medieval monastic church of the Benedictine Provostry in Broumov resulting from the reconstruction of the monastery castle during the 14th century. The church was built in the southern part of the compound in the third quarter of the 14th century. The Baroque reconstruction defines its current look; the perimeter walls up to the window ledges and the western tower with a Late Gothic room on today’s first floor have remained from the medieval structure. For this space, the authors consider its original use for residential purposes. Later, it was adapted into a vault or archives. A large portal on...

Průzkumy památek a průzkumníci v digitální doběEditorial

Roman Lavička

Průzkumy památek 2024, 31(1)  

Průzkumy památek v odborném tisku za rok 2022Z odborného tisku

Dita Roubíčková (ed.), Milan Jančo, Bronislava Mollerová, Irena Nováková, Zdeňka Prokopová, Martina Sanetrníková

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):96-128  

Günther Buchinger (Hrsg.), Die Gozzoburg. Das Haus des Stadtrichters in KremsBook Reviews

Rudolf Procházka

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):93-95 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.08  

Two Comments on the Life and Work of Giovanni Battista AlliprandiResearch Articles

Pavel Zahradník

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):86-92 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.07  

The article features one of the most prominent creators of Baroque architecture in Bohemia, the architect and builder Giovanni Battista Alliprandi. The first part deals with the terms and conditions of Alliprandi's activity for his very first significant employer in Bohemia, Count Herman Jacob Czernin von Chudenitz (including the contract signed by the architect and the count). The second, briefer part is dedicated to Alliprandi's work in Vienna; although it has not been unambiguously documented yet, it seems to be indicated by Prague and Viennese archival sources.

Petr Prachner (1744-1807), a Sculptor of Prague - His Study Travels Abroad and Contribution to the Decoration of the New Mint in PragueResearch Articles

Kryštof Loub

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):72-85 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.06  

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 Jiří Prachner (1705-1782) in greater detail, but they also correct our perspective on Prague sculpture art of the second half of the 18th century.

The Ruff and Cuffs Attributed to Vilém Slavata in Jindřichův Hradec Castle FurnishingsResearch Articles

Veronika Pilná

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):63-72 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.05  

Seventeenth-century authentic parts of clothing are scarce both in the Czech and European context. They include the set of a collar, known as a ruff, and two cuffs that have remained at Jindřichův Hradec Castle. The set is ranked among famous textile relics and been exhibited many times because of its attribution. The article seeks to present these artefacts in view of historical tailoring and lacemaking technology. It provides a detailed description of the construction and technology solution of the two types of laces.

Roof structure above the Presbytery of the Church of Our Lady's Nativity in Miličín - the Power of Tradition and Uneasy Adoption of Construction InnovationsResearch Articles

Jan Veselý, Jan Kypta

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):53-62 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.04  

The current roof of the Gothic Church of Our Lady's Nativity in Miličín (Benešov Region) was created after the town fire in 1644. While the new roof structure above the presbytery was built immediately after the disaster, the nave was roofed more than one hundred years later. The study is focusing with the earlier roof frame. It is especially interesting by using an anachronistic construction with long upward braces and a longitudinal axial frame, typologically going back to the Middle Ages. Here, however, it was combined with a very regressive type of short principals at the time the fully developed type of this construction prevailed in Bohemia....

The Renaissance Granary of Harazim Hamlet near Rájov in the Český Krumlov RegionResearch Articles

Filip Facincani

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):43-53 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.03  

The article deals with the building development of a pre-White Mountain granary at Harazim Homestead (Český Krumlov Region) that was previously outside researchers' interests. Estimated in the late 16th and early 17th century, the granary's origin was confirmed by dendrochronology research and detection of sgrafiti blocks. The walls further showed stone and wooden traces of an earlier structure, perhaps for the same purpose.

The Harrach Family FarmyardsResearch Articles - Studies

Jan Žižka

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):21-42 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.02  

The article describes the Harrach family farmyards and their transformation from the 18th to the early 20th century. The first part is devoted to the Harrach Baroque farmyards in the Jilemnice domain. Greatest attention is paid to the agriculturally most significant Sadová domain with the residential castle Hrádek u Nechanic. It is based on terrain research conducted by the National Heritage Institute during 2005-2011 and later partial research and documentation. It uses the maps and detailed descriptions of farmyards from 1863, 1899, and 1909. The first part shows the estimated condition of the farmyards in 1829 when the Harrachs bought the domain...

The Coat of Arms as a Decorative Element in the Middle AgesResearch Articles - Studies

Robert Šimůnek

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):3-20 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.01  

The article deals with the specific segment of heraldic representations - where coats of arms/emblems, both real and imaginary, did not have a meaning (a reflection of social or other bond), but rather fulfilled only a decorative function. In this respect, the 'heraldic décor' is on the borderline between the heraldic representations that inspired them and the range of decorative elements (vegetal, geometric, figural, and others - letters or signs resembling letters could also be used for decoration, showing the closest analogies with the heraldic décor).

In memoriam Petr Růžička (1954-2023)Nekrolog

Jan Veselý

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):1-2  

Additional Information to the Late Gothic Wayside Shrines in South MoraviaResearch Articles

Zdeněk Vácha

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(1):119-132 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.1.05  

A considerable amount of wayside shrines have survived in the South Moravian countryside, characterising the local area between the Late Middle Ages and early modern times. Regarding typology and the frequently used stone for the shrines, South Moravia and especially the Znojmo Region formed a single cultural area with Lower Austria in that period of time, which to some extent also applies to the neighbouring Moravian regions. The number of identified examples of this type of small architecture continuously increases, though some are just new findings based on historical photographs of perished structures. The selected examples of these small-sized...

Medieval Appearance of the Mining Chapel near the Village of ŠvařecResearch Articles

Jan Večeřa

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(1):107-119 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.1.04  

During the reconstruction of the Holy Trinity Chapel near Švařec (a village in the Žďár nad Sázavou Region), operative research and documentation were carried out. The acquired knowledge substantially concretised the idea about the chapel's building development. The previously stated origin in the 16th century must be shifted to the second half of the 13th century. Some construction features (longitudinal ground plan, set of Romanesque windows on the eastern façade) indicate that miners from western countries erected the chapel.