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The permanent exhibition in the Convent of St George will be closed from November 1, 2007
The permanent exhibition Mannerist and Baroque Art in Bohemia (St George’s Convent) will be closed as of November 1, 2007 due to the planned move of the National Gallery’s collections in connection with the anticipated opening of the Schwarzenberg Palace, which will open to the public next March. The installation of the exhibition under preparation will draw from the best-quality artefacts from the Convent of St George. Visitors now have one last opportunity to see the exhibition in its unique venue in the oldest convent in Bohemia. On display is a top-quality collection of mannerist artworks done for the Prague court of Emperor Rudolf II by all the major figures of the Emperor’s inner circle of artists, e.g. B. Spranger, H. von Aachen, J. Heintz Sr., R. Savery, H. Mont and A. de Vries. Baroque works in the permanent exhibition are by K. Škréta, F. M. Brokof, M. B. Braun, P. Brandl, J. Kupecký, V. V. Reiner, A. Kern, N. Grund and many other well-known artists.
The last day on which the permanent exhibition in St George’s Convent will be open is Wednesday, October 31, 2007. It will then be closed to the public on November 1, 2007 for six months.
On May 7, 2008, the Convent will reopen with the exhibition of 19th-century art in Bohemia currently located in the Veletržní Palace. Naděžda Blažíčková-Horová, Director of the Collection of 19th-century Art, told ČTK that like previous exhibitions from the 19th-century Art Collection in the Veletržní Palace, the exhibition of 19th-century Czech painting, sculpture and decorative art currently under preparation is designed as an illustrative display of all the major artistic trends and their practitioners. Unlike its predecessor in the Veletržní Palace, the exhibition designed for St George’s Convent will assert a connection with Czech art of the late 18th century by comparing the work of N. Grund with that of F. X. Procházka or the work of Ch. Seckl with that of L. Kohl. It will end with the generation born in the 1850s and 1860s and examples of early artwork by artists such as G. Max, B. Knüpfer, E. K. Liška, M. Pirner or J. Schikaneder, while the late artwork of these artists will form an illustrative prelude to the rise of the generation of the 1890s (such as A. Slavíček, F. Kaván, J. Preisler, A. Hudeček). The 19th-century art collection will be moved to the Convent of St George next January. The fourth floor of the Veletržní Palace will be closed to the public as of January 6, 2008.
Contact for journalists:
Petra Jungwirthová, Press and Communications Department Head, National Gallery in Prague, tel.: +420 222 321 459, cell phone: +420 606 166 513
e-mail: jungwirthova@ngprague.cz
The last day on which the permanent exhibition in St George’s Convent will be open is Wednesday, October 31, 2007. It will then be closed to the public on November 1, 2007 for six months.
On May 7, 2008, the Convent will reopen with the exhibition of 19th-century art in Bohemia currently located in the Veletržní Palace. Naděžda Blažíčková-Horová, Director of the Collection of 19th-century Art, told ČTK that like previous exhibitions from the 19th-century Art Collection in the Veletržní Palace, the exhibition of 19th-century Czech painting, sculpture and decorative art currently under preparation is designed as an illustrative display of all the major artistic trends and their practitioners. Unlike its predecessor in the Veletržní Palace, the exhibition designed for St George’s Convent will assert a connection with Czech art of the late 18th century by comparing the work of N. Grund with that of F. X. Procházka or the work of Ch. Seckl with that of L. Kohl. It will end with the generation born in the 1850s and 1860s and examples of early artwork by artists such as G. Max, B. Knüpfer, E. K. Liška, M. Pirner or J. Schikaneder, while the late artwork of these artists will form an illustrative prelude to the rise of the generation of the 1890s (such as A. Slavíček, F. Kaván, J. Preisler, A. Hudeček). The 19th-century art collection will be moved to the Convent of St George next January. The fourth floor of the Veletržní Palace will be closed to the public as of January 6, 2008.
Contact for journalists:
Petra Jungwirthová, Press and Communications Department Head, National Gallery in Prague, tel.: +420 222 321 459, cell phone: +420 606 166 513
e-mail: jungwirthova@ngprague.cz
