The Gothic church of St. James' Church goes back to that time as well as Gothic sculptured portal in the tower of the Old Town Hall. These works reflect the mastery of Anthony Pilgram, builder of St. Stephen's Church in Vienna. The Italian Renaissance artists Pietro and Antonio Gabri and the stonemason Giorgio Gialdi left the mark of their personalities on numerous buildings in the 16th century. The Episcopal Court, the to be Governor's House and the facade of the so-called Schwarz's House are reckoned among the most significant monuments from that time.
Nice painting reflects our bloody history.
The Turkish invasion of Europe, however, necessitated the adoption of practical measures to secure the preservation of lives. The first half of the 17th century did not provide peaceful conditions for creative work. The Swedes left Brno and its environs in a state of desolation, after which the life of the town gradually progressed to the next epoch of Baroque culture. The change-over was in fact the work of a single builder M. Grimm, who built, or participated in the building of Schrattenbach Palace, St. Leopold's Church, the Baroque reconstruction of the nave of St.