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Bosí Augustiniáni v Čechách jako zadavatelé uměleckých děl od roku 1623 do reforem Josefa II. / Importance of discalced Augustinians as the art submitters in Bohemia between year 1623 and Joseph's II. reforms

The introductory chapter fills a completely blank space concerning the history, organisation and spirituality of the Order of the Discalced Augustinians in the Czech context. The existing literature has so far only briefly outlined this topic; however, it cannot be explored with no knowledge of the 20th -century professional Italian research works or the preserved resources produced by the General Curia in Rome and the 18th century literature of the Order. The thesis also provides a general overview of the activities of the Czech mon­ asteries of the Discalced Augustinians in the period context, also reflecting the in­ fluence of the Order on the spiritual and cultural life of the laymen, an influence which, as regards the monastery in Lnare, extends into the early 20th century. The extant resources have helped to describe relations between the members of the Order and the outside world, be it the links to the local clergy or laymen, espe­ cially burghers and nobility or its dependants. The relationship between the famil­ ies who financed the foundation of the two latest monasteries (Lnare and Lysa nad Labem) and the monastic community is the focus of specific attention. The monas­ tery benefactors who financed specific artworks were also recruited from these contacts. In return, they could hope to be...

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:341993
Date January 2016
CreatorsŠmilauerová, Adéla
ContributorsRoyt, Jan, Vlnas, Vít, Hojda, Zdeněk
Source SetsCzech ETDs
LanguageCzech
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

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