Kaiser Karl IV., 1316-2016
Subtitle: erste Bayerisch-Tschechische Landesausstellung : Ausstellungskatalog
By: herausgegeben von Jiří Fajt und Markus Hörsch
Contributors: Národní galerie v Praze; Univerzita Karlova; Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg
Publisher: Národní Galerie v Praze
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Praha
Language: ger
Number of pages: 703
ISBN-13: 9788070356135
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Exhibitions
Description: The Czech-Bavarian exhibition Emperor Charles IV 1316-2016, marking the 700th anniversary of the birth of this outstanding ruler, will present an exceptional selection of cultural and artistic artefacts from his era. The exhibition will present Charles IV as a unique figure of Europe's political and cultural history, a pious, well-educated, single-minded and judicious ruler, who did not hesitate to use a wide range of diplomatic means, including ruse and tactics, to attain his goals. One of the typical features of Charles' ruling concept was the programmatic use of arts and architecture to promote the imperial majesty. Charles IV has gone down in history as one of the most generous patron of arts and founders as well as one of the most often depicted rulers in mediaeval Europe's history. The exhibition seeks answers to such questions by means of 170 exhibits of all disciplines in art and arts and crafts, cultural-historical documents loaned by more than a hundred most prestigious European and U.S. museums and church and private collections.  Exhibition: National Gallery, Waldstein Riding School, Prague, Czech Republic (15.05.-25.09.2016) / Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Germany (20.10.2016 - 05.03.2017).
Notes: "Nationalgalerie in Prag/Wallenstein-Reitschule, 15. Mai - 25. September 2016 ; Karls-Universität in Prag/Carolinum, Kreuzgang, 14. Mai - 31. August 2016 ; Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg, 20. Oktober 2016 - 5. März 2017"--Title page.

Catalog of exhibitions held at National Gallery, Waldstein Riding School, Prague, Czech Republic, May 15 - September 25, 2016; Karls-Universität, Prague, Czech Republic, May 14 - August 31, 2016; Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Germany, October 20, 2016 - March 5, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.