Krizovnicka ulice u Karlova mostu by Jan Minarik - Prague, Czech Republic
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Krizovnicka ulice u Karlova mostu // Krizovnicka Street beside the Charles Bridge
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/31/2016
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The name of Krizovnicka Street is derived from the Order of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star that had their residence by today´s Charles Bridge.
About The Monastery of the Knights of the Cross with a Red Star
The only order of Czech origin, the Knights of the Cross with a Red Star, was founded as a hospice brotherhood by Agnes of Premyslid in 1233 and instituted as an independent order four years later. The Knights of the Cross settled right next to the bridgehead of the stone Judith’s bridge in the Old Town which was later replaced by the Charles Bridge. This order was therefore in charge of the bridge, they collected the toll and duties and provided for its safety. The monastery with the hospice and the church of the Holy Spirit (now the church of St. Francis of Assissi) was built after 1252 and renovated after a fire in 1378, later further rebuilt and adapted a number of times. In 1648 the monastery was heavily damaged by the Swedish artillery and then rebuilt completely (in 1661-1731) according to a plan by C. Lurago, F. D. Orsi and then K. I. Dientzenhofer respectively. Other building adaptations were done in the 19th century, in 1909-12 many original parts of the monastery were taken down during an urban renewal and a new convent and a few neo-Baroque appartment blocks were built there instead. – In the buttress of the monastery the bridge tower of the former Judith’s bridge is incorporated. Its only preserved arch is found below the level of the current square
The author of this painting is Jan Minarík. You can find this painting in book 'Starou Prahou Jana Minaríka'.
Jan Bedrich Minarík (December 15, 1862, Prague-Vyšehad - May 26, 1937) (
visit link) , was a Czech painter and graphic artist, pupil J. Marák at the Prague Academy. He became famous as a painter of motifs disappearing part of Prague. His work falls within the years 1907-1911. His paintings captured Josefov district and some parts of the Old Town and New Town. Also captured a number of motifs vanishing areas or individual houses. He also painted on Vysehrad, Mala Strana and Prague Castle.
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Dominantou Križovnické ulice pred dnešním Križovnickým námestím je dodnes dlouhá a vysoká západní zed areálu Klementina. Budovy na druhé strane ulice náležely križovnickému klášteru. Malír nám zprítomnil borení budov puvodního konventu kláštera. V pruhledu dum c.p. 194/1 „U Šalamouna" ci „U Nygrynu", puvodne stredoveký, barokne prestavený, v pozdne klasicistní úprave podle návrhu Tomáše Walcze z roku 1839.