Svatojirska ulice by Vaclav Jansa - Prague, Czech Republic
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N 50° 05.467 E 014° 24.161
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St. George's Street [CZ: Svatojirská ulice] by Vaclav Jansa
Waymark Code: WMTXA0
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/18/2017
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St. George's Street connects St. George's Square at Pragues Castle and east side of Prague Castle. The right side of the painting depicts St. George's Basilica, in the background is tower of St. Vitus Cathedral.
St. George's Basilica [Czech: Bazilika Sv. Jirí] is the oldest surviving church building within Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic. The basilica was founded by Vratislaus I of Bohemia in 920. It is dedicated to Saint George.
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.