PT Journal
AU Stankova, V
TI Post-medieval oven tiles with allegoric decoration from the New Town of PragueNeuzeitliche Ofenkachel mit allegorischer Ausschmuckung aus der Prager Neustadt
SO Staleta Praha
PY 2017
BP 144
EP 152
VL 33
IS 1
DI 10.56112/sp.2017.1.06
WP https://staletapraha.cz/en/artkey/pha-201701-0006.php
DE Prague-New Town - archaeological excavation - post-medieval period - oven tiles - furnologia - allegory - graphic template - graphics
SN 02316056
AB This article presents an assemblage of post-medieval relief oven tiles depicting combination of human or animal allegories of four basic elements and seasons. The finds were revealed by two archaeological excavations at the area of Prague-New Town, in Vodickova Street and Petrska street, in 1995 and 2014-2015. The attempt to find the direct picture, resp. graphic art template, has not yet been successful. The author reviews other possible sources of inspiration and evidence of copying the motives in various works of art in the 17th century.
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