Publication details
Barokní kabinetní skříň s alegorií války o španělské dědictví
| Title in English | Baroque cabinet with an allegory of the Spanish succession |
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Museum vivum III-IV, 2007-08 |
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| Field | Art, architecture, cultural heritage |
| Keywords | Johann Karl Haberstumpf; Jacques Callot; baroque art; applied art; propaganda; war of the Spanish succession |
| Description | The study deals with the iconography of the Baroque cabinet from the collection of the Wallachian Open Air Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. Its rich pictorial decoration was made by means of the specific carving technique of relief marquetry, which was typical for specialised workshops operating in Cheb/Eger in the 17th and 18th centuries. The work is counted amng the oeuvre of Johann Karl Haberstupf. Thematically, the decoration is based on patterns of the French engraver Jacques Callot, representing a satire on the topic of the follies of the world, and the composition is crowned with a relief with a motif derived from Habsburg pictorial propaganda dating back to the period of the war of the Spanish Succession, with a portrayal of the French king Louis XIV., accompanied by the pretender of Spanish throne Philip, the Duke of Anjou, and the personification of Death, whose counterpart is Leopold I., Holy Roman Emperor, accompanied by the god of War Mars. |