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Die malerische Dekoration der Sala terrena in Děčín im Kontext der frühneuzeitlichen mythologischen Malerei
| Title in English | The decoration of sala terrena in Děčín chateau in the context of early modern mythological painting |
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Die barocke Idee. Fürstliche barocke Sommerresidenzen, Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-782073 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.25366/2022.17 |
| Keywords | Ancient mythology; Iconography; Baroque Painting; Sala terrena; Děčín |
| Description | The ceiling painting in the Sala Terrena in Děčín, commissioned by Count Maximilián Thun-Hohenstein, includes an image of Apollo and his chariot, which at first sight seems to have been executed according to a standard programme of iconographic composition. However, closer examination gives rise to a number of questions, and reflections on the wider context of the work, and demands a more in-depth analysis of the individual iconographic aspects of the painting. The article addresses these questions in relation to both Italian painting and to 17th century Bohemian art. |