The Man of Sorrows by Hans von Aachen in Brevnov Monastery in Prague

0559650 - ÚDU 2023 RIV DE eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Vácha, Štěpán
The Man of Sorrows by Hans von Aachen in Brevnov Monastery in Prague.
RIHA Journal. -, July (2022), č. článku 0274. ISSN 2190-3328
Grant CEP: GA ČR(CZ) GA20-15927S
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68378033
Klíčová slova: devotional image * Rudolfine painting * The Man of Sorrows * Hans von Aachen * Abbot Wolfgang Selender of Prošovice * Emperor Rudolf II
Obor OECD: Arts, Art history
Impakt faktor: 0.1, rok: 2022
Způsob publikování: Open access
https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/rihajournal/article/view/89784

This study presents a hitherto unpublished painting of The Man of Sorrows, located in Brevnov monastery in Prague, by the Rudolfine court painter Hans von Aachen. The aim is to investigate not only the provenance of the work and the presumable commissioner, Abbot Wolfgang Selender of Prosovice, but also the painting's place in Von Aachen's aeuvre, possible sources of inspiration for its iconography as well as formal design in Italy and Prague. Among other findings, a technological survey conducted during its restoration revealed a man's face in the lower layers of paint, possibly a portrayal of the Emperor Rudolf II.
Trvalý link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0335463