Highlights from the National Gallery Prague

What do the Rosary Festival, Paradise, Horror and Amorpha have in common? All of these works can be found at the National Gallery in Prague, which will now share them with you via video. During the project "Highlights from the National Gallery Prague", which was created in cooperation with the Czech Centres, curator Veronika Wolf will guide you through the history of fine art. Every 14 days, you can look forward to medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and contemporary works that are on display in Prague's Gallery. We start on May 20th with The Votive Panel of Jan Očko of Vlašim, which depicts Charles IV. <b>The individual art pieces will be presented as separate blog posts on our website. You can also find them at the end of this page.</b>

The National Gallery Prague holds the largest art collection in the Czech Republic. In its six buildings it presents works of art ranging from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque up to the modern and contemporary periods. The project Highlights from the National Gallery Prague aims to show the richness and diversity of works of art by Czech artists and also works of art connected with the Czech cultural milieu. It introduces the panel paintings from the period of Emperor Charles IV, favourite works and artists of Emperor Rudolph II, and Czech artists from the close of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century who made a significant impact abroad – Alfons Mucha, František Kupka, Toyen, Emil Orlik.

VERONIKA WOLF graduated in the History of Art from Palacky University Olomouc. She also studied Italian art at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice and art law at the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London. She has previously worked at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, lived for several years in London and, prior to joining the National Gallery Prague as Director of External Affairs, was Director of The Lobkowicz Collections in Prague. Veronika has given lectures at universities in London and Paris, and at museums in Berlin, Moscow, and Singapore.

What artworks will be presented within the project Highlights from the National Gallery Prague:

01) Charles IV and The Votive Panel of Jan Očko of Vlašim – 20.5. 02) Albrecht Dürer, Feast of the Rosary – 3.6. 03) Roelandt Savery, Paradise – 17.6. 04) Karel Škréta, Portrait of the Gem Cutter Dionysius Miseroni and His Family – 1.7. 05) Petr Brandl, Simeon with Infant Jesus – 15.7. 06) Auguste Renoir, Lovers – 29.7. 07) Gustav Klimt, Virgin – 12.8. 08) Alfons Mucha, Gismonda – 26.8. 09) Emil Orlik, Model – 9.9. 10) František Kupka, Ballad (Joys of Life), Amorpha. The Fugue in Two Colours – 23.9. 11) Toyen, Summer, Horror – 7.10.