Naprstkova ulice by Vaclav Jansa - Prague, Czech Republic
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N 50° 05.064 E 014° 24.928
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Naprstkova ulice by Vaclav Jansa - eastern part of the street
Waymark Code: WMTQNR
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/31/2016
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Naprstkova street connects the Smetana Embankment and Bethlehem Square in Old Town of Prague. The Old Town of Prague (
visit link) [CZ: Staré Mesto pražské) is a medieval settlement of Prague. It was separated from the outside by a semi-circular moat and wall, connected to the Vltava river at both of its ends.
Náprstkova street formed in the 90s of the 19th century new buildings, but also houses and larger settlements from the older times.
The author of this painting is Václav Jansa. You can find this painting in book 'Starou Prahou Václava Jansy' (
visit link) .
Vaclav Jansa (October 22, 1859 Slatinice - June 29, 1913 Cernošice) (
visit link) Czech landscape artist and illustrator, best known for these views, originally painted in water-colour.
Jansa was apprenticed to buyers, but later he devoted himself to his hobby of drawing and painting. Vaclav Jansa traveled a lot and took to painting landscapes. He painted mostly southern Bohemia and Giant Mountains. Since 1893 was redeveloped historic districts of Prague, Prague ghetto and parts of the Old and New Town. In this time Jansa painted cca 150 colored watercolors documenting disappearing part of the city.
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Jeden z mála Jansových pohledu zachycujících prímo stavební ruch a premenu Prahy na konci 19. století. Detailnejší výrez z minulého pruhledu Náprstkovou ulicí nám približuje ranejší fázi výstavby domu c.p. 215/1 a dovoluje nám prohlédnout si nároží domu c.p. 271/1 se znamením hvezdy. Na tomto akvarelu na konci pravé fronty domu je na rozdíl od predchozího obrazu zachycena západní cást Náprstkova muzea, postavená po roce 1886 podle plánu Antonína Bauma a Bedricha Múnzbergera.