Giacomo Casanova medaillon - Duchcov Château / Zámek Duchcov - Duchcov, Czechia
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The bronze tablet with bust-relief medaillon of the famous Italian adventurer, spy and author, Giacomo Casanova, who spent the last thirteen years of his life in Duchcov, decorates facade so called "Casanova"-wing of the Duchcov Chateau.
Waymark Code: WM12CNV
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/29/2020
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The bronze tablet with bust-relief medaillon of the famous Italian adventurer, spy and author, Giacomo Casanova, who spent the last thirteen years of his life in Duchcov, decorates facade so called "Casanova"-wing of the Duchcov Chateau.
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (April 2, 1725, Venice - June 4, 1798, Duchcov) was an Italian writer, spy and diplomat. He left behind a versatile literary work (written mainly in French, partly in German and Italian). His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century. He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women that his name is now synonymous with "womanizer". He associated with European royalty, popes, and cardinals, along with luminaries such as Voltaire, Goethe, and Mozart. He spent his last years in the Duchcov Chateau as a librarian in Count Waldstein's household, where he also wrote the story of his life.
The tablet on the facade bears following inscription in Czech:
Zde prožil
posledních trináct let
svého života
G. Casanova
jako knihovník
u hrabete
J. K. Valdštejna
|
Translation to English:
Here lived
the last thirteen years
of his life
G. Casanova
as a librarian
of the Count
J. K. Waldstein
|
The tablet and relief-medaillon, the last work of Czech academic sculptor František Rabel (1921-2007), was unveiled in 2005.
The Baroque Duchcov Château (Zámek Duchcov), whose current appearance is the result of a complex architectural development from the Gothic fortress through the Renaissance residence to the temporary monumental complex, is the result of several Baroque reconstructions and Classicist alterations from the 17th to the 19th century.