Baroque church in Horní Jiřetín and architect Jean Baptiste Mathey
Heads of departments and institutes of art history at universities in Prague, Brno, Olomouc, Ústí nad Labem, České Budějovice, Ostrava, and Opava, the town of Horní Jiřetín, and the Roman Catholic parish of Horní Jiřetín are organizing a scientific conference
Baroque Church in Horní Jiřetín and Architect Jean Baptiste Mathey
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the town of Horní Jiřetín is an endangered building, as it could disappear along with the entire town after the mining limits for brown coal in the Podkrušnohorsko region are broken. It is a work of the famous architect of French origin Jean Baptiste Mathey, built between 1694-1700 at the instigation of Prague Archbishop Jan Bedřich of Valdštejn.
Therefore, the heads of departments and institutes of art history at universities in Prague, Brno, Olomouc, Ústí nad Labem, České Budějovice, Ostrava, and Opava, in cooperation with the Institute of Art History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Prague, the town of Horní Jiřetín, and the Roman Catholic parish of Horní Jiřetín, have decided to organize a scientific conference.
Program:
10.45-11.15
Welcome, speeches by the deputy mayor, a representative of the Litoměřice Diocese, and Mr. Pavel Koukal on behalf of the Society for the Restoration of Jezeří
11.15-11.35
Petr Macek, Devastation of the North Bohemian Cultural Landscape and the Destruction of Architectural Values in this Area
11.35-11.55
Pavla Priknerová, The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Horní Jiřetín
11.55-12.15
Rostislav Švácha, Type of Mathey's Church in Horní Jiřetín
12.15-12.35
Jakub Bachtík, Unknown Plans of the Horní Jiřetín Pilgrimage Area
12.35-12.50
Vladimír Hašek, Jan Tomešek, Josef Bláha, Results of the Geophysical Survey of the Interior of the Church in Horní Jiřetín
12.50-13.00 Short discussion
13.00-14.00
Tour of Mathey's Church. Guided by Pavla Priknerová, Kateřina Adamcová, Vladimír Buřt
14.00-15.00 Lunch break
15.00-15.20
Jiří Kroupa, Mathey and Roman Academicism
15.20-15.40
Richard Biegel, Mathey and Roman Architecture of the 17th Century
15.40-16.00
Marek Pučalík, Unknown Plans of the Church of St. Francis in Prague's Old Town from the Crosier Archive
16.00-16.20
Martin Mádl, Mathey and Rossi. On the Dispute of Two Architects
16.20-17.00 Discussion
17.00
Announcement of the memorandum by the heads of institutes and departments of art history in the Czech lands
The conference is open to the general public.
More information >
Baroque Church in Horní Jiřetín and Architect Jean Baptiste Mathey
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the town of Horní Jiřetín is an endangered building, as it could disappear along with the entire town after the mining limits for brown coal in the Podkrušnohorsko region are broken. It is a work of the famous architect of French origin Jean Baptiste Mathey, built between 1694-1700 at the instigation of Prague Archbishop Jan Bedřich of Valdštejn.
Therefore, the heads of departments and institutes of art history at universities in Prague, Brno, Olomouc, Ústí nad Labem, České Budějovice, Ostrava, and Opava, in cooperation with the Institute of Art History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Prague, the town of Horní Jiřetín, and the Roman Catholic parish of Horní Jiřetín, have decided to organize a scientific conference.
Program:
10.45-11.15
Welcome, speeches by the deputy mayor, a representative of the Litoměřice Diocese, and Mr. Pavel Koukal on behalf of the Society for the Restoration of Jezeří
11.15-11.35
Petr Macek, Devastation of the North Bohemian Cultural Landscape and the Destruction of Architectural Values in this Area
11.35-11.55
Pavla Priknerová, The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Horní Jiřetín
11.55-12.15
Rostislav Švácha, Type of Mathey's Church in Horní Jiřetín
12.15-12.35
Jakub Bachtík, Unknown Plans of the Horní Jiřetín Pilgrimage Area
12.35-12.50
Vladimír Hašek, Jan Tomešek, Josef Bláha, Results of the Geophysical Survey of the Interior of the Church in Horní Jiřetín
12.50-13.00 Short discussion
13.00-14.00
Tour of Mathey's Church. Guided by Pavla Priknerová, Kateřina Adamcová, Vladimír Buřt
14.00-15.00 Lunch break
15.00-15.20
Jiří Kroupa, Mathey and Roman Academicism
15.20-15.40
Richard Biegel, Mathey and Roman Architecture of the 17th Century
15.40-16.00
Marek Pučalík, Unknown Plans of the Church of St. Francis in Prague's Old Town from the Crosier Archive
16.00-16.20
Martin Mádl, Mathey and Rossi. On the Dispute of Two Architects
16.20-17.00 Discussion
17.00
Announcement of the memorandum by the heads of institutes and departments of art history in the Czech lands
The conference is open to the general public.
More information >
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