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Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347–1437
September 20, 2005–January 3, 2006
Special Exhibition Galleries, The Tisch Galleries, 2nd floor
Crowned king of Bohemia in 1347, Charles IV sought to make his capital city—Prague—the cultural rival of Paris and Rome. The remarkable flowering of art that resulted is being celebrated in an exhibition that draws together some 200 stunning examples including panel paintings, goldsmiths' work, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, silk embroideries, and stained glass. These little-known masterpieces attest to the wide-ranging achievements of the hundreds of artists affiliated with Prague and the Bohemian crown during the reign of Charles IV and his two sons, Wenceslas IV and Sigismund. The exhibition draws on numerous collections in the Czech Republic as well as other European and American collections.
The exhibition is made possible in part by Carl B. and Ludmila Schwarzenberg Hess; Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro; and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.
Additional support has been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Transportation assistance has been provided by Czech Airlines.
The exhibition catalogue is made possible by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Inc.
The exhibition was organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and Prague Castle Administration.
The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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