1588391612 (hardcover)

1588391620 (pbk.)

030011138X (Yale University Press)

Catalog to an exhibition being held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from September 20, 2005, to January 3, 2006, and at Prague Castle from February 16 to May 21, 2006.

Also available online.

George Wittenborn Award, Art Libraries Society of North America, 2005.

"Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437, the companion to a landmark exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, celebrates the remarkable flowering of art that took place in Prague as the city emerged as a European cultural capital. In essays and entries on works of art drawn from Czech, other European, and American collections, an esteemed group of scholars elucidate this compelling chapter in European history. Among the nearly 200 objects are paintings, including panels by Master Theodoric from the Holy Cross Chapel at Karlstejn Castle; goldsmiths' work from Saint Vitus's Cathedral that has not been exhibited for decades; sculpture; drawings, including an artist's model book with its original carrying case; stained glass; embroideries from ecclesiastical vestments; and illuminated manuscripts from the personal collection of Wenceslas IV. These precious objects bear witness to the achievements of the hundreds of artists trained and active in Prague and its rulers' dominions during this spectacular century."--BOOK JACKET.

This catalogue accompanies the Fall 2005 exhibition that celebrates the flowering of art in medieval Prague, when the city became not only an imperial but also an intellectual and artistic capital of Europe. Scholars trace the distinctly Bohemian art that developed during the reigns of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV and his sons; the artistic achievements of master craftsmen; and the rebuilding of Prague Castle and of Saint Vitus' Cathedral. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.

Charles IV : toward a new imperial style / Jiri Fajt

Charles IV : the realm of faith / Barbara Drake Boehm

The circle of Charles IV / Robert Suckale and Jiri Fajt

The example of Prague in Europe / Robert Suckale and Jiri Fajt

Prague as a new capital / Paul Crossley and Zoe Opacic

Called to create : luxury artists at work in Prague / Barbara Drake Boehm

The artistic culture of Prague Jewry / Vivian B. Mann

Wenceslas IV / Barbara Drake Boehm and Jiri Fajt

The beautiful style / Gerhard Schmidt

The Hussite revolution and sacred art / Jan Royt

Sigismund, the last Luxembourg / Erno Marosi

Catalogue.

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378 > Art patronage > Exhibitions.

Art, Gothic > Czech Republic > Prague > Exhibitions.

Art, Medieval > Czech Republic > Prague > Exhibitions.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Pražský hrad (Prague, Czech Republic)