Mars Moravicus Antonína Martina Lublinského
Mars Moravicus of Antonín Martin Lublinský

Summary/Abstract: The foundations of Czech and Moravian histography were markedly shaped by two books published in 1677. These were Epitome historica rerum Bohemicarum of Bohuslav Balbín and Mars Moravicus of Tomáš Pešina from Čechorod. Their content, significance and reception were granted considerable attention of historians and literary critics. The visual part of the books and its introductory illustrations were, on the other hand, left aside. Authors of the visual contributions – in the case of Balbín’s Epitome Karel Škréta (1610–1674) and in the case of Pešina’s Mars A. M. Lublinský (1636–1690) are with respect to visual arts similarly significantfounders.Škréta’sfrontpageconsistsofanumberofallegoricalfigures,still the whole composition remains well-arranged and is intelligible to contemporary audience. Lublinský’s artistic approach is more complicated as it is influenced by his familiarity with Vergilius’ work and probably also with the visual representation of Vergilius’ Aeneida by Pietro da Cortona in Palazzo Pamphilj in Rome. Lublinský allegedly submitted four draft drawings of his illustration and it is possible that these three drafts are still preserved in his former collection of drawings.

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