“Photography Go-Betweens” and the Closed Society: The nobility as a catalyst for the growth of photography in central Europe in the 1840s-1860s
Public support
Provider
Czech Science Foundation
Programme
Standard projects
Call for proposals
SGA0202600001
Main participants
Ústav dějin umění AV ČR, v. v. i.
Contest type
VS - Public tender
Contract ID
26-20400S
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
“Photography Go-Betweens” and the Closed Society: The nobility as a catalyst for the growth of photography in central Europe in the 1840s-1860s
Annotation in Czech
The project proposes to investigate the interest of the nobility in photography as a key factor in the development of photographic culture in the Czech lands in the 1840s–1860s. In addition to focusing on specific members of the nobility who played the prominent role of commissioners, patrons, and collectors, it considers the so-called “go-betweens” who played a decisive role of intermediation between the world of photography and the nobility’s environment, especially the closed world of the Austrian aristocracy. Through an extensive survey of Czech and European collections, archives and period publications, it will be possible to identify, analyse, and contextualize a critical mass of photographs, albums, books and other relevant visual and written documents. It will then allow examining the key trajectories and communication channels between the local environment and European photographic centres as a way to better understand the development and impact of local photography and – consequently – better integrate Czech historiography of photography into the international context.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
OECD FORD - main branch
60401 - Arts, Art history
OECD FORD - secondary branch
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OECD FORD - another secondary branch
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CEP - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
AL - Art, architecture, cultural heritage
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2026
Realization period - end
Dec 31, 2028
Project status
Z - Beginning multi-year project
Latest support payment
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Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP26-GA0-GA-R
Data delivery date
Apr 27, 2026
Finance
Total approved costs
11,572 thou. CZK
Public financial support
11,572 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK