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

0559650 - ÚDU 2023 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
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
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA20-15927S
Institutional support: RVO:68378033
Keywords : devotional image * Rudolfine painting * The Man of Sorrows * Hans von Aachen * Abbot Wolfgang Selender of Prošovice * Emperor Rudolf II
OECD category: Arts, Art history
Impact factor: 0.1, year: 2022
Method of publishing: 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This study presents a hitherto unpublished painting of The Man of Sorrows, located in Brevnov monastery in Prague, by the Rudolfine court painter Hans von Aachen.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.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0335463