PT Journal
AU Klimesova, M
TI Portraits of Bedrich Smetana: On the Nationality and Courage of Visual Artists
SO Musicologica Olomucensia
PY 2018
BP 56
EP 63
VL 27
IS 1
DI 10.5507/mo.2018.004
DE Bedrich Smetana; iconography; interpretation
AB The rich collection of iconographic materials connected to the figure of B. Smetana, assembled by Bedrich Smetana Museum in Prague, requires professional interpretation for two reasons. Firstly, our objective is to determine the actual physical appearance of B. Smetana, and secondly, to interpret the features attributed to B. Smetana in the historical context and with regard to the particular visual style. The aspects taken into account include the rotation of Smetana's head when photographed, his clothes, the colour display of the portraits, etc. Apart from two-dimensional depictions, the study also involves three-dimensional objects including busts.
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