K funkcím donátorských portrétů v presbytáři klášterního kostela Čtrnácti svatých pomocníků v Kadani
On the Functions of Donor Portraits in the Chancel of the Kadaň Monastery Church of the Fourteen Holy Helpers

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the murals painted on the Kadaň monastery church chancel’s southern wall. It analyses the images from the point of view of their function in terms of the transformation of iconography, the typology of donor scenes over time, and the role of images in a sepulchral context. It identifies the depictions of the founder Jan Hasištejnský of Lobkovice and his son Jaroslav from the period between 1512–1517. The necropolis´s decoration and furnishings attempted to combine various demands and functions related to distinct time periods and diverse recipients. It also reflected models from the court of the Saxon Elector Frederick III the Wise. However, the case of Kadaň was not simply a matter of combining the existing conventions donor-depiction, but an active conceptualization and conscious anticipation of the various functions of the image and its overall structured strategy.

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