The National Gallery in Prague is preparing the exhibition Karel Škréta (1610-1674): His Times and Work in collaboration with the Prague Castle Administration. The exhibition will be held from November 26, 2010 to April 10, 2011 in the Wallenstein Riding School Gallery and the Prague Castle Riding School Gallery in Prague.

Karel Škréta (1610-1674): His Times and Work will be the largest exhibition ever of the work of this major artist and founder of Baroque painting in Bohemia. In addition to Škréta's artworks, the exhibition will also present works by Škréta's son Karel Škréta the Younger, his students and workshop collaborators, selected works by artists whom Škréta met during his stays in Germany and Italy, and paintings that inspired Škréta in his own work.

The exhibition is being organized under the auspices of Czech President Václav Klaus and with the support of the Czech Ministry of Culture and many other major cultural and social institutions.

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