Pod Všemi svatými Street by Karel Votlucka - Plzen, Czech Republic - Paintings Then and Now on Waymarking.com

The picture shows the middle section of Pod Všemi svatými Street at the point where it starts to slowly climb up the slope. At the top of the hill is the Church of All Saints after which this street was named. The towers of the church are covered by a tree currently, but to the left, there is still a brick wall with small gates leading to a niche chapel.

The picture was taken about 100 years ago, but when we compare it with the present day, we find that the place has changed very little.


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. In the period 1939-1942, he worked on a large-scale project documenting one of Pilsen's phenomena - Pravovarecnické houses (houses that were entitled to brew beer).


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 Painting: 01/01/1932 Date of Your Photograph: 06/06/2023 Medium of Painting: charcoal drawings, watercolour, paper

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