The Royal Summer Palace, Ferdinand I and Anne

0460563 - ÚDU 2017 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Dobalová, Sylva
The Royal Summer Palace, Ferdinand I and Anne.
Historie - Otázky - Problémy. Roč. 7, č. 2 (2015), s. 162-175. ISSN 1804-1132. E-ISSN 2336-6672
Institutional support: RVO:68378033
Keywords : Anne of Jagiello * Prague Castle * Ferdinand I of Habsburg * olive tree * dynasticism
Subject RIV: AL - Art, Architecture, Cultural Heritage

The text discusses the most famous image in the sculptural decoration of the Royal Summer Palace in Prague Castle’s Royal Garden, namely the relief portraying King Ferdinand I of Habsburg and his wife Anne Jagiello. The relief is interpreted as a typical double wedding portrait. A detailed examination of the relief while it was being restored in 2004–2010 revealed that the twig in the hands of Anne is most probably an olive branch, symbol of peace, which could serve here also a symbol of a dowry. Than the composition can refer to the solution of problems of a succession to the Bohemian throne.
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