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Václav Levý

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Václav Levý (14 September 1820, Nebřeziny, near Plasy – 30 April 1870, Prague), also known as Wenzel Lewy, was a Czech sculptor; considered to be one of the pioneers of the modern style in his country. [1]

43 relations: Academic art, Agnes of Bohemia, Čertovy hlavy, Bohemia, Brno, Carrara marble, Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Karlín), Crucifix, Czechs, Discalced Augustinians, Dresden, Elizabeth of Hungary, Emanuel Max, František Klácel, History of the Czech lands, James, son of Zebedee, Josef Matěj Navrátil, Josef Max, Josef Václav Myslbek, Klácelka, Kožlany, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Liběchov, Lnáře, Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler, Mánes Union of Fine Arts, Mělník, Munich, National Gallery in Prague, National Library of the Czech Republic, Parson, Petřín, Plasy, Plzeň, Polička, Prague, Relief, Rome, St. Vitus Cathedral, Tympanum (architecture), Vienna, Votivkirche, Vienna, Vyšehrad Cemetery.

Academic art

Academic art, or academicism or academism, is a style of painting, sculpture, and architecture produced under the influence of European academies of art.

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Agnes of Bohemia

Agnes of Bohemia, O.S.C., (Svatá Anežka Česká, 20 June 1211 – 2 March 1282), also known as Agnes of Prague, was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity, mortification of the flesh and piety over a life of luxury and comfort.

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Čertovy hlavy

Čertovy hlavy (English: The Devil's Heads) is a pair of in situ rock sculptures near Želízy in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, created by Václav Levý.

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Bohemia

Bohemia (Čechy;; Czechy; Bohême; Bohemia; Boemia) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech lands in the present-day Czech Republic.

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Brno

Brno (Brünn) is the second largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia.

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Carrara marble

Carrara marble is a type of white or blue-grey marble of high quality, popular for use in sculpture and building decor.

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Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Karlín)

Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Kostel svatého Cyrila a Metoděje) is a Roman Catholic church in the Karlín district of Prague, Czech Republic.

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Crucifix

A crucifix (from Latin cruci fixus meaning "(one) fixed to a cross") is an image of Jesus on the cross, as distinct from a bare cross.

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Czechs

The Czechs (Češi,; singular masculine: Čech, singular feminine: Češka) or the Czech people (Český národ), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, culture, history and Czech language.

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Discalced Augustinians

The Order of Discalced Augustinians (Latin: Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum) (Italian: Ordine degli agostiniani scalzi) was a reform movement of Roman Catholic religious orders, which occurred as part of the Counterreformation developing in Catholic Europe, also found sympathy among the friars of the Augustinian Order.

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Dresden

Dresden (Upper and Lower Sorbian: Drježdźany, Drážďany, Drezno) is the capital city and, after Leipzig, the second-largest city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany.

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Elizabeth of Hungary

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, T.O.S.F. (Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen, Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet; 7 July 1207 – 17 November 1231), also known as Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia or Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary, Landgravine of Thuringia, Germany, and a greatly venerated Catholic saint who was an early member of the Third Order of St. Francis, by which she is honored as its patroness.

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Emanuel Max

Emanuel Max, after 1876: Ritter von Wachstein (19 October 1810, Janov, near Sloup v Čechách – 22 FebruaryMiloš Szabo, Pražské hřbitovy. Olšanské hřbitovy III., Libri, Prague (2011) 1901, Prague) was a German-Czech sculptor.

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František Klácel

František Matouš Klácel (April 8, 1808, Česká Třebová - March 17, 1882, Belle Plaine, Iowa, US) was a Czech author, philosopher, pedagogue, and journalist from Bohemia.

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History of the Czech lands

The history of what are now known as the Czech lands (České země) is very diverse.

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James, son of Zebedee

James, son of Zebedee (Hebrew:, Yaʿqob; Greek: Ἰάκωβος; ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ; died 44 AD) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and traditionally considered the first apostle to be martyred.

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Josef Matěj Navrátil

Josef Matěj Navrátil (17 February 1798 – 21 April 1865) was a Czech painter.

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Josef Max

Josef Calanza Max (16 January 1804, Janov, near Sloup v Čechách - 18 June 1855, Prague) was a German-Czech sculptor.

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Josef Václav Myslbek

Josef Václav Myslbek (20 June 1848 – 2 June 1922) was a Czech sculptor and medalist credited with founding the modern Czech sculpting style.

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Klácelka

Klácelka is a man-made cave in a forest near Liběchov, Czech Republic.

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Kožlany

Kožlany is a small town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.

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Kunsthistorisches Museum

The Kunsthistorisches Museum ("Museum of Art History", also often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts") is an art museum in Vienna, Austria.

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Liběchov

Liběchov (Liboch) is a small town in Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic located about 36 km north of Prague on right bank of the Elbe River, approximately in half way between towns of Mělník and Štětí.

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Lnáře

Lnáře (Schlüsselburg, in English Lnar) is a small municipality in the Czech Republic located northwest of Písek city or southeast of Pilsen.

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Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler

Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler, later ennobled as Ritter von Schwanthaler (26 August 1802 – 14 November 1848), was a German sculptor who taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.

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Mánes Union of Fine Arts

The Mánes Association of Fine Artists (or S.V.U.; commonly abbreviated as Manes) was an artists' association and exhibition society founded in 1887 in Prague and named after painter Josef Mánes.

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Mělník

Mělník (Melnik) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

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Munich

Munich (München; Minga) is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.

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National Gallery in Prague

The National Gallery in Prague (Národní galerie v Praze) is a state-owned art gallery in Prague, which manages the largest collection of art in the Czech Republic.

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National Library of the Czech Republic

The National Library of the Czech Republic (Národní knihovna České republiky) is the central library of the Czech Republic.

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Parson

In the pre-Reformation church, a parson is the priest of an independent parish church, that is, a parish church not under the control of a larger ecclesiastical or monastic organization.

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Petřín

Petřín (327 m) is a hill in the center of Prague, Czech Republic.

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Plasy

Plasy (Plass) is a small town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.

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Plzeň

Plzeň, also called Pilsen in English and German, is a city in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic.

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Polička

Polička (Politschka) is a town on the Bohemia-Moravia borderline in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.

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Prague

Prague (Praha, Prag) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and also the historical capital of Bohemia.

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Relief

Relief is a sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material.

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Rome

Rome (Roma; Roma) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale).

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St. Vitus Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert (metropolitní katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha) is a Roman Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, the seat of the Archbishop of Prague.

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Tympanum (architecture)

In architecture, a tympanum (plural, tympana) is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door or window, which is bounded by a lintel and arch.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien) is the federal capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria.

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Votivkirche, Vienna

The Votivkirche (Votive Church) is a neo-Gothic church located on the Ringstraße in Vienna, Austria.

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Vyšehrad Cemetery

Established in 1869 on the grounds of Vyšehrad Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, the Vyšehrad cemetery (Vyšehradský hřbitov) is the final resting place of many composers, artists, sculptors, writers, and those from the world of science and politics.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Václav_Levý

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