Baroque Ceiling Painting between Theory and Praxis
Provider: Grantová agentura ČR
Programme: Standardní projekty
Implementation period: 01.01.21 - 31.12.23
Workplace:
Fakulta restaurování - Ateliér restaur. nástěn.malby a sgrafita
Investigator: Vojtěchovský Jan
Description:
The project focuses on the process of creating ceiling paintings, especially on reconstructing the working methods used in the Czech lands in the 17th and 18th centuries. The aspects covered by the research include relations between artists and patrons, the concepts for iconographic programs, the relationship between paintings and architecture, perspective projection, and the materials and techniques used. The methods used at that time will be examined and interpreted on the basis of historical literature (theoretical treatises and technical handbooks) and archive sources (contracts, accounts, designs). The techniques used in selected paintings will also be examined by restorers and technologists. The results of the research will not only provide a solid basis for art-historical interpretation of ceiling paintings, but also contribute to their appropriate conservation and restoration. The main outcome will be a monograph, which will become the basis for future research into ceiling paintings in the Czech lands and Central Europe.
The project focuses on the process of creating ceiling paintings, especially on reconstructing the working methods used in the Czech lands in the 17th and 18th centuries. The aspects covered by the research include relations between artists and patrons, the concepts for iconographic programs, the relationship between paintings and architecture, perspective projection, and the materials and techniques used. The methods used at that time will be examined and interpreted on the basis of historical literature (theoretical treatises and technical handbooks) and archive sources (contracts, accounts, designs). The techniques used in selected paintings will also be examined by restorers and technologists. The results of the research will not only provide a solid basis for art-historical interpretation of ceiling paintings, but also contribute to their appropriate conservation and restoration. The main outcome will be a monograph, which will become the basis for future research into ceiling paintings in the Czech lands and Central Europe.
