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Andromeda's Liberation in Monastery. Kosmas Damian Asam’s Fresco Painting at Břevnov (1726) Revisited
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SYSNO ASEP 0349875 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title Andromeda's Liberation in Monastery. Kosmas Damian Asam’s Fresco Painting at Břevnov (1726) Revisited Author(s) Bažant, Jan (FLU-F) ORCID, RID, SAI Source Title Eirene. - : Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 0046-1628
Roč. 46, č. 46 (2010), s. 234-249Number of pages 16 s. Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords frescoes ; ancient mythology ; monastery ; Baroque Subject RIV AA - Philosophy ; Religion R&D Projects IAA800090902 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) CEZ AV0Z90090514 - FLU-F (2005-2011) Annotation In the ceiling fresco of the main hall of the monastery's prelature a privileged position was accorded to the depiction of nude Andromeda. In order to glorify Perseus' piety and restraint, she had to be an attractive woman, a counterpart of music, perfumes, food and drink and the other pleasures of flesh, which are also represented in this fresco. The ceiling painting proclaims that the Iustitia of Břevnov monks firmly rests on a triad of moral virtues, Sapientia, Fortitudo and Temperantia. Into this ideological program the story of Perseus was embedded, the pagan hero being presented as a forerunner and alter ego of Blessed Guntherus. The old story celebrated the antiquity of the Břevnov monastery and its classical aura tied it with Rome and its imperial tradition. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2011
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