Karel Škréta, barokní očistec a role obrazu v náboženské praxi
| Title in English | Karel Škréta, the Baroque Purgatory and the Role of Image in Religious Practice |
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Umění a politika. Sborník 4. sjezdu historiků umění |
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| Field | Art, architecture, cultural heritage |
| Keywords | Purgatory; religious imagination; 17th century; Karel Škréta; Prague; jesuits |
| Description | The case study of a painting depicting Crucified Christ, Virgin Mary and Souls in purgatory by the Prague painter Karel Škréta from around 1644 in the church of St. Ncolas on Malá Strana in Prague. The paper discusses the function of the religious image in sacral space. |