Architetti italiani nella Praga asburgica / Italian Architects in Habsburg Prague

In Habsburg Prague, from Emperor Ferdinand I to Joseph II, Italian architects and artists played a key role for the creation of praiseworthy Renaissance and Baroque works, over more than two centuries starting from the mid-16th century.

The numerous Italians living in Prague gave life to the famous Congregation (1575), which had its own Hospital and the splendid Italian Chapel built in Karlova ulice, thus introducing Early Baroque. The largest group of the community was mainly made up of architects and site managers, painters and fresco painters, sculptors and plasterers employed on the construction sites of the Royal Palace and in the prestigious and opulent residences of Prague nobility. The book illustrates a significant part of the artistic heritage of historical Prague. Photographic documentation is grouped according to the districts of the city, with synthetic description in Italian and English of the works executed by famous Italian architects and artists.

The back matter provides plentiful and structured textual and graphic information: modern and historical city maps, ancient prints by famous engravers, and ten detailed thematic itineraries for a “traveller” in love with the city and interested in learning about the photographed works.