Jubilee Gate by Karel Votlucka - Plzen, Czech Republic - Paintings Then and Now on Waymarking.com

Probably no visitor to Pilsen will forget to visit the local brewery. The main entrance to the brewery is the so-called Jubilee Gate. The gate began to be built in 1892 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Pilsen City Brewery (today Plzenský Prazdroj, a. s.) according to the design of Emanuel Klotz, a builder and lawyer, and became the first ever Neo-Renaissance building in Pilsen. The design of the gate was probably inspired by the ancient triumphal arch of Porta Gemina in Pula, which is distinguished by its two arches. However, the decoration and details clearly refer to the brewing industry. The most visible symbol is the top of the gate with the sculpture named Brewing. In 1926, the trademark of the Burgher Brewery was created with a stylized gate on a lager barrel, which is still used today.



The author of this painting is Karel Votlucka, a native of Pilsen (born on October 1, 1896, Pilsen – June 2, 1963, Pilsen), a Czech painter, graphic artist, and illustrator. Votlucka had a keen interest in architecture. Throughout his life, he created several hundred drawings of various buildings from places where he studied and subsequently lived, such as Prague, Pilsen, Domažlice, or places he visited, including Trnava, Hodonín, Olomouc, and Brno. Some of these drawings were then published in books such as "Plzenské pomnenky", "Stará Plzen ocima Karla Votlucky", "Pražská nádvorí" and "Stará Plzen."

K. Votlucka was very fond of depicting the corners of old towns - especially his native Pilsen. He painted a number of buildings that were later demolished as part of the redevelopment. In 1942, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Pilsen brewery, the brewery management commissioned a pictorial documentation of not only the brewery itself, but also important city buildings or places.

This drawing comes from the book "Stará Plzen ocima Karla Votlucky". The book is available for example directly in Pilsen in the library of the West Bohemian Museum (visit link) .

Website of painting. Exact URL of painting is required: [Web Link] Artist: Karel Votlučka Date of Your Photograph: 05/06/2023 Medium of Painting: charcoal drawings, watercolour, paper Date of Painting: Not listed

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