ПОРТРЕТИ ЦАРА КАРЛА IV У КАРЛШТЕЈНУ
PORTRAITS OF EMPEROR CHARLES IV IN KARLSTEIN

Summary/Abstract: The portraits of Emperor Charles IV testify to his patrons activities, rul- ing ideology and private piety. The focus of the paper is the portraits of the Emperor created in the second half of the 14th century in his fortified imperial residence, Karlštejn near Prague. There are six portraits of the Emperor and one crypto por- trait in Karlštejn. Within the genealogy of the Luxembourg dynasty, the genealogy of the Přemyslid dynasty, in the scene of transfer of Passion relics in the Chapel of the Mother of God, with the Mother of God and Christ in the chapel of St. Catherine and above the portal of the chapel. Then, Charles IV is presented in the room where the steps leading to the Chapel of the Holy Cross are located, within the cycle of St. Wenceslaus. In the very chapel of the Holy Cross, in the scene of the Adoration of the Three Kings, in the image of the third, a crypto-portrait of the Emperor is recognized. Through these portraits, Charles IV built his ruling identity by presenting himself as the new Constantine, the new Charlemagne, but also the successor of St. Wenceslaus.

• Details
• Contents