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Copyright © The Author(s), 2015. Published by the Faculty of Arts of J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem in cooperation with National Heritage Institute, the territorial expert workplace in Ústí nad Labem.
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On iconography of the interior decoration of the pilgrimage church of the Holy Trinity in Gottesberg near Verneřice
Vít Honys – Jan Kvapil
On iconography of the interior decoration of the pilgrimage church of the Holy Trinity in Gottesberg near Verneřice in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 5–14; Studies
The study presents new findings about hitherto almost unknown wall paintigs of the late Baroque pilgrimage church of the Holy Trinity and St. Prokop from the years 1732 to 1737. The church was located on Gottesberg hill near Verneřice in the Ústí Region (the district of Děčín), and was demolished in 1975. New findings are based on the newly discovered text of an anonymous German print relating to this pilgrimage place dating roughly to the mid-18th century, bearing the name "Kurtzer Bericht von dem zu Gottes-Berg Wernstädtl Leitmeritzer Creyses und von denen Alldata vorgebildeten und gemahlten Geheimnussen" whose author was according to numerous biblical references a theologically educated person. Perhaps it was the instigator of the building himself, P. Jan Jindrich Hain, native from Vernerice. The text describes the decoration of a front facade, interior paintings of arches in the central chapel with the theme "Te Deum" and the Holy Trinity and further also biblical characters and archetypes related to the herald of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary on two paintings on the sides of the main altar. In the perimeter cloister there was also an extensive cycle of painted secrets and actions undertaken by the Triune God from the creation of the world until its end in the form of typological parallelism of the Old and New Testaments. In this form and extent the cycle was probably apart from the cycle of ceiling paintings by J. Hiebl in the monastery church in Doksany from the year 1722 unparalleled in Baroque Bohemia. Although the wall painting, mentioned in the sources in the 30s of the 19th century for the last time, mostly disappeared on the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, its former existence reminds us even more of an irreparable damage caused by intentional act of demolition of the ecclesiastical building, embodying in its form Trinitarian symbolism and undoubtedly still preserving fragments of these remarkable iconographic decorations at that time.
St. Catherine’s church in the village of Chouč
Tomáš Brož – Jaroslav Skopec – Jan Leibl
St. Catherine’s church in the village of Chouč in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 15–28; Studies
The village of Chouč was first mentioned in written sources in 1057 in the charter of the Litoměřice Chapter at St. Stephen's Cathedral. The earliest records proving the existence of a parish office and a church in the village are to be found in confirmatory books where the parish office is mentioned in the sixties of the 14th century, and then in registers of papal tithes in the second half of the 14th century. After the year 1420 the village passed to possession of Jakoubek of Vřesovic, whose family then held the village Chouč for next six generations till the second half of the 16th century. After having changed several owners in the late 16th and throughout the 17th century, in 1681 the village became a part of quite large Lobkowicz estate of Bílina and then when Bílina family branch became extinct in the beginning of the 18th century the village was subject to Roudnice Lobkowicz estate in which it remained as a tributary village until the mid-19th century.
The avant-garde town of Louny – the representative interwar implementation
Marta Pavlíková – Alena Sellnerová
The avant-garde town of Louny – the representative interwar implementation in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 29–44; Studies
Since the sixties of the 19th century national consciousness of Czech inhabitants of the town of Louny grew stronger, which was particularly demonstrated by strong activities of clubs and associations, by the tendency to adhere to "new churches" and in the reflection of Czech history. After the formation of independent Republic feeling of Czech identity reflected also in building activity. Housing developments surrounding the medieval core of Louny and both the church of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church by Pavel Bareš and the church of the Evangelical Church by the municipal architect Otakar Polák represent new Czechoslovak Republic, its architectural impulses and political dimension. Influence of Czech environment on architectural thinking of local builders and architects might be well demonstrated also on community houses designed by Jindřich Freiwald, Josef Hausenblas, Pavel Bareš and by community area Spořilov.
Early Baroque facades of the church of Holy Trinity in the village Zahořany
Kamil Podroužek – Táňa Šimková
Early Baroque facades of the church of Holy Trinity in the village Zahořany in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 45–56; Studies
The study presents results of surveys done on outer shell of the Holy Trinity Church in Zahořany (district of Litoměřice), conducted in the years 2014 and 2015, which revealed remnants of the original colour scheme, whose age very likely corresponds to the time of its construction in the years 1653–1657. Preserved remnants allowed us to reconstruct the original colouring of each of facades and of entrance portal. Red colour predominated in tectonics with quoins on a pedestal and lesenas on the facades. Joints between blocks were as well as depressed fields painted with white lime paint and contrast between red and white paint was used on a painted sandstone portal of the main entrance with an alliance crest in supraporta (pediment). The investor of the building was the Imperial general and provincial military commander Jan de la Cron. The idea of the design of the church comes from the circuit of the Italian architect and sculptor Carlo Lurago.
St. Nicholas‘ Church in Běsno
Jaroslav Skopec – Jan Leibl
St. Nicholas‘ Church in Běsno in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 57–72; Studies
The village of Běsno is located 9 km southeast of Podbořany at Očihovecký stream. Today the church is a freestanding building in the middle of a spindle shaped village square, originally it stood in the middle of an oval complex surrounded by a wall. The medieval church, which is first mentioned in the year 1352, included a square presbytery and about three-quarters of the eastern part of the nave. Original elements of the church certainly comprised the southern portal and walled small window openings along its sides which are at higher level. The church with its dimension and ground plan belongs to the group of smallish early Gothic buildings. In the district of Louny this group involves also churches in Hořetice, Vrbno nad Lesy and Buškovice. Our church, however, differs from the others in the area by the fact that the wall of the presbytery is comparing to the wall of the nave very thick which makes us assume that it bore or should have born a choir tower. In that case, it would be the only documented case of a medieval church with the choir tower in the Ústi Region. Considering the choir tower the Běsno church is then the most eastern located one in the western part of Bohemia (including especially the district of Cheb and adjoining parts of the districts of Karlovy Vary and Pilsen) where this type occurs in a larger number.
Růžena Žertová and her work – the department store Labe
Lenka Hájková
Růžena Žertová and her work – the department store Labe in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 73–80; Documents
The article presents three themes, which has not yet been addressed in relation to the building. The article is a comparison of already published interpretations of the buidling, the concept of interior floorplan and finally the phenomenon of a female profession – an architect.
The department store Labe came into existence in the context of a nationwide system of department stores implemented in the sixties and seventies of the 20 century. Compared to other implementations the Labe department store differs mainly in the author‘s distinctive attitude to architectural design, when a source of inspiration became the river Elbe (Labe in Czech) By inserting this poetic element into the shape of the facade, the building has become an individual work of art. Other specifics of the department store involve work with classical architectural features. The building thus stands outside the mainstream of postmodern architecture of the period. On closer inspection of its interior arrangement we find out that the function is linked to its own specific requirements for floorplans, design and construction of the building. In this case it is mainly variability and clear arrangement. These requirements were fulfilled by using a modular concept and supporting reinforced concrete construction. The period in which the building was erected, is also specific due to the fundamental shift in gender relations in the architectural community. On the basis of changes in political and social environment this profession fully opened to women who were able to get into management positions and lead important and large-scale projects. The first generation of fully accepted women architects involves three women: Alena Šrámkova, Věra Machoninová and also the author of the Labe department store Růžena Žertová, whose impact on the form of architecture of the late 20 century is absolutely undeniable.
Restoration of the Castle Area in Úštěk in Post-War History
Stanislav Flesar
Restoration of the Castle Area in Úštěk in Post-War History in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 81–88; Monument Restoration
Úštěk Castle of the Lords of Dubá was founded in the last quarter of the 14th century. In the 15th century it was raised by one storey. Another reconstruction took place in 1520 and then in the 16th century a Renaissance reconstruction took place. After 1677, the castle was in the possession of the Old Town Jesuits, who set up a residence there and renovated the building in Baroque style. After the abolition of the order, from 1721 to 1779, the castle served as the town's malt house and part of the castle was converted into a brewery in 1773. The brewery's malthouse in the castle building was in operation until the brewing of beer in the brewhouse on the square was discontinued in 1913. Since then, the fate of the castle is unclear and the owner is unknown. The castle most probably served as a municipal warehouse. After 1945, unnecessary things were thrown around in the castle halls. Until the 1960s the castle was used as a warehouse and the rest of the farm buildings (the caretaker's house) were used for housing.
Charles IV on the Forbidden Path. Art Between the Luxembourgers and the Jagiellonians in the Area of Today's Liberec and Upper Lusatia
Michaela Ottová
Charles IV on the Forbidden Path. Art Between the Luxembourgers and the Jagiellonians in the Area of Today's Liberec and Upper Lusatia in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 89–92; Seminars, Conferences, Events
The Liberec Regional Gallery joined this year's celebrations of the anniversary of the birth of Charles IV with an exhibition project that is not at all typical of its dramaturgy. For the first time, this gallery institution presented works of art from the Gothic period. A team of specialists from the National Gallery in Prague, the Institute of Art History of the CAS and the National Heritage Institute presented sculptures, paintings, manuscripts and documents preserved in the region of today's Liberec and Upper Lusatia.
The Exhibition "Around the World. Photographs from Count Lažanský's Travels in 1929"
Marta Pavlíková
The Exhibition "Around the World. Photographs from Count Lažanský's Travels in 1929" in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 93–94; Seminars, Conferences, Events
On December 7, 2015, a festive opening of the exhibition "Journey Around the World - Photographs from Count Lažanský's Travels in 1929" took place at the castle in Krásný Březno, the seat of the National Heritage Institute in Ústí nad Labem. Antonín Kadlec, Mgr. Jan Leibl and Mgr. Marta Pavlíková, the course and circumstances of the adventurous voyage of Prokop Lažanský (1904-1969) on the ocean liner Resolute was reconstructed – by PhDr. Petr Hrubý, Mgr. Antonín Kadlec, Mgr. Jan Leibl and Mgr. Marta Pavlíková on 24 exhibition panels - with the help of unique photographs from the collections of the National Heritage Institute. After the exhibition Hidden Treasures of Ústí Villas, this is the second exhibition project in which the Ústí workplace of the National Heritage Institute has selected uniquely preserved but not yet presented artefacts with an interesting history from its depositories. In this case, the family photographic albums of the Lažanský family, which were confiscated from the Chyše castle on the basis of the Beneš Decrees, were used.
Vinzenz Luksch, Inventory of Historical and Artistic Monuments in the Political District of Litoměřice, Volume I.
Antonín Kadlec
Vinzenz Luksch, Inventory of Historical and Artistic Monuments in the Political District of Litoměřice, Volume I. in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 95–96; Seminars, Conferences, Events
The almost 500-page edition of the Inventory of Historical and Artistic Monuments in the Political District of Litoměřice, specifically its first volume dedicated to the town of Litoměřice itself, was published by ARTEFACTUM in the autumn of 2015. The second volume, which will be devoted to the Litoměřice region, is currently being prepared, but it can already be stated that the resulting work will be a widely used tool for researchers interested in the city of Litoměřice and its surroundings. The editors are Kristina Uhlíková, Jana Chadimová and Martin Barus. The book is divided into three parts, "Introduction", "Edition" and "Sources, literature, illustrations and indexes".
"Hidden Treasures from Ústí Villas", Exhibition in the Atrium of the Chateau in Krásné Březno
Tereza Peerová
"Hidden Treasures from Ústí Villas", Exhibition in the Atrium of the Chateau in Krásné Březno in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 97–98; Seminars, Conferences, Events
On the occasion of the anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Ústí territorial expert workplace of the National Heritage Institute organized an exhibition called Hidden Treasures from Ústí villas last year. Its aim was to present to the public selected objects from the collections of the National Heritage Institute that were confiscated and taken from the houses and apartments of the displaced German inhabitants during the hectic post-war period. These properties - including their interior furnishings - were subject to Presidential Decree No. 108/1945 Coll. on the confiscation of enemy property, which confiscated the property of "state-unfriendly persons" for the benefit of the Czechoslovak state without compensation.
Milešov, Baroque Landscape under Milešovka
Antonín Kadlec – Kamil Podroužek
Milešov, Baroque Landscape under Milešovka in Monumentorum Custos 2015, pp. 99–100; Seminars, Conferences, Events
Between 2012 and 2015, the National Heritage Institute and Jan Evangelista Purkyně University worked on a major project funded by the Programme for Support of Applied Research and Experimental Development of National and Cultural Identity (NAKI) entitled Documentation, Digitization and Presentation of Endangered Cultural Heritage in the Border Region of Northwest Bohemia. The project is now successfully completed and has produced a number of results.