Perseus as Alter Ego of Ferdinand I

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Perseus as Alter Ego of Ferdinand I

Original language description

The paper analyses three relief sculptures that decorate spandrels of the northern façade of the Prague Belvedere, which was built by Ferdinand I in 1538–c.1550. Their uniqueness consists in that it is the first series inspired by the myth of Perseus in Renaissance architectural sculpture. We find here, from left to right: Perseus freeing Andromeda, Perseus turning Atlas into the rock by showing him the head of Medusa, and Pegasus creating a source of poetical inspiration. At the right follows a relief sculpture with the monogram, FA: Ferdinand I and Anna, his wife. It is the only inscription in this villa and its position above the original entrance arcade entitles us to regard it as the crucial image in the series of relief sculptures that decorates the building. We may, therefore, consider Perseus as alter ego of Ferdinand I.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AB - History

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Studia Hercynia

ISSN

1212-5865

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Volume of the periodical

20

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

24

Pages from-to

127-150

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