Nostický palác by Karel Stolar - Prague, Czech Republic
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Nostický palác // Nostitz Palace
Waymark Code: WMV69C
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/02/2017
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The Nostitz Palace in the Lesser Town in Prague was a residence of the noble family of Nostitz-Rieneck for centuries. It is an Early Baroque building, built between 1662 and 1675 for supreme chamberlain Count Jan Hartvik Nostitz-Rieneck. It is situated in the Maltese Square in the historical centre of Prague. The Ministry of Culture is situated in the building nowadays.
The entrusted architect to build the noble residence was probably Francesco Caratti, because the Nostitz Palace resembles some of his other buildings, such as the Cernin Palace in Prague. The frontage of the Nostitz Palace has a stucco decoration and there are statues of imperators on the balustrade. The statues were made by M. J. Brokoff, but the present ones are replicas from 1887.
The Nostitz Palace was rebuilt in 1760 and it was given an ostentatious Rococo portal. The halls and salons were decorated with paintings representing scenes from antique mythology.
The author of this painting is Karel Stolar. Karel Stolar is the book illustrator who is dedicated to creating drawings sights. You can find this painting in book 'Pražské domy vyprávejí VIII.'
This book is one of a twelve-part series of books describing structural changes and the development of cultural-historical monuments of Prague (houses, villas and palaces, library, banks, school, museum, hospital, farm, etc.).
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Artist: Karel Stolař
Date of Your Photograph: 02/05/2017
Medium of Painting: pen and ink
Date of Painting: Not listed
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