Jesuit Art and Czech Lands, 1556-1729

This collection examines how the Society of Jesus used art and architecture in its missionary efforts in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth. The contributors demonstrate how the Jesuit Order cultivated the subjects and functions of art to promote concepts of Catholic piety.

Katerina Hornícková is senior researcher and assistant professor of art history at Palacký University Olomouc. Michal Sronek is professor in the Department of Art History and deputy director of the Institute of Art and Culture at the University of South Bohemia Ceské Budejovice.

Introduction: The Jesuits and the Visual Arts in the Czechlands, Michal Sronek Chronology, Michal Sronek Chapter 1: The Church that Zizka Destroyed : The First Jesuit Churches in the Czech Lands, Ondrej Jakubec Chapter 2: Marian Columns from Rome to Central Europe: The Transfer of the Symbolic Triumph, Michal Sronek Chapter 3: Devotional Image Series in Jesuit Missions: On the Early Modern Multiplication of the Image, Michal Sronek and Katerina Hornícková Chapter 4: A Unique Sign of True Faith. Medieval Marian Images and the Jesuit Construction of the Past, Katerina Hornícková Chapter 5: Salus Populi Romani: The Roman Palladium of the Jesuit Church in Brno, Martin Deutsch Chapter 6: Jesuit saints in the Czech Lands: Cultic Staging of Religious Images in Jesuit Churches, Stepán Vácha Chapter 7: From Visible to Invisible: Visualising Catholic Dogma in Jesuit Churches, Katrin Sterba Chapter 8: Rivality and Inspiration. The Jesuits and Other Religious Orders in the Czech Lands after 1620, Martin Mádl