Marcello Sacchetti’s 1622 Description of Prague Castle
Datum publikování: 2024
Autor: Carrai, Guido
Klíčová slova: Marcello Sacchetti, Prague Castle, Emperor Rudolf II, collections, travelogue
Abstrakt: Written in 1622, Marcello Sacchetti’s travelogue provides a detailed description of Prague Castle as it was ten years after the death of Emperor Rudolph II. Sacchetti writes about the castle complex and its rich art collections, highlighting particularly interesting artefacts such as Cornelius Drebbel’s perpetuum mobile and Tycho Brahe’s astronomical instruments. He also draws attention to the picture gallery, mentioning Emperor Ferdinand II’s intention to destroy erotic works.
Rubrika: Hlavní články
Rozsah stran: s. 164–170
DOI: 10.54759/sr-2024-009
Status recenzování: recenzovaný článek
Licence: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license
Citace (ISO 690)
CARRAI, Guido. Marcello Sacchetti’s 1622 Description of Prague Castle. Studia Rudolphina: bulletin Centra pro výzkum umění a kultury doby Rudolfa II.. Praha: Artefactum; Ústav dějin umění Akademie věd České republiky, 2024, 23-24(1), 164-170. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54759/sr-2024-009. ISSN 1213-5372.
Dostupné také z:
http://asjournals.lib.cas.cz/StudiaRudolphina/article/uuid:bc90b091-9096-49fb-8c5b-ebe9c77695d4/detail