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Václav Jansa (22 October 1859, Slatinice, near Most – 29 June 1913, Černošice) was a Czech landscape painter and illustrator; best known for his watercolors of the
Eventually, he was able to gain admission to the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, where he studied with
@ Časopis Krkonoše. After some time as a painter in Prague, he began to travel, working mostly in Southern Bohemia and Krkonoše. He also provided illustrations for '' Zlatá Praha'' and '' Světozor''. In 1894–1895, together withText of the legislation and the original plan
@ Kramerius. Pursuant to this, the Mánes Union of Fine Arts engaged Jansa to paint as much of the area as possible. During the late 1890s, he produced over 150 watercolors depicting the Staré Město and the Nové Město. Many of these were published in book form in 1908 and 1911. Ironically, the small village where he was born was razed in the late 1960s, to make room for the expansion of a coal mine. The area has since been reclaimed as pastures and forest.
Vaclav Jansa - Na Zderaze od severu.JPG, In Zderaz
Vaclav Jansa - Dlouha trida, U zlateho stromu.JPG, House at the Golden Tree
Vaclav Jansa - cp.1220, Helmovy mlyny.JPG, Helmovy Mills
Vaclav Jansa - kaple Boziho hrobu na Zderaze.JPG, Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre
Complete text online
@ the Kramerius Digital Library *Miloš Pistorius, ''Praha v Díle V. Jansy'', (catalog) City of Prague Museum, 1981
ArtNet: More landscapes by Jansa.Václav Jansa
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Václav Jansa (22 October 1859, Slatinice, near Most – 29 June 1913, Černošice) was a Czech landscape painter and illustrator; best known for his watercolors of the Old Town
In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are ma ...
in Prague.
Biography
Jansa was born in Slatinice (an extinct village in the area of today's Most-Čepirohy). When he was still a boy, his parents were hired as servants for Johann Joseph, (1854–1944), so they moved to Solany, near Děčany in Litoměřice District. While there, he was apprenticed to a merchant, but drew and painted as a hobby.
Eventually, he was able to gain admission to the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, where he studied with Antonín Lhota
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Life and work
He studied at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts under and František Tkadlík. After further studies in Munich an ...
. Later, he transferred to the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, where his instructors were Eduard von Lichtenfels and Leopold Carl Müller
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.Brief biography@ Časopis Krkonoše. After some time as a painter in Prague, he began to travel, working mostly in Southern Bohemia and Krkonoše. He also provided illustrations for '' Zlatá Praha'' and '' Světozor''. In 1894–1895, together with
Karel Vítězslav Mašek
Karel Vítězslav Mašek (1 September 1865, Prague - 24 July 1927, Prague) was a Czech painter, architect, illustrator and art professor.
Life
He studied briefly at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague with Antonín Lhota then, in 1884, transfe ...
and Vojtěch Bartoněk
Vojtěch Bartoněk (March 28, 1859 - August 25, 1908 in Prague) was a Czech painter and art restorer.
Life and work
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague; initially with Jan Swerts, later with Antonín Lhota, Maximilian Pirner, Franti ...
he worked on a monumental painting designed by Mikoláš Aleš. It was called ''Pobití Sasíků pod Hrubou Skálou'' (The Slaughter of the Saxons at Hrubá Skála, commemorating a 13th-century Czech victory) and measured 8.5 by 10 meters (28 by 33 feet). He was also one of several artists who collaborated on creating a panorama of the Battle of Lipany, designed by Luděk Marold
Luděk Alois Marold (7 August 1865, Prague – 1 December 1898, Prague) was a Czech painter and illustrator, best known for his panorama depicting the Battle of Lipany. It is the largest painting in the Czech Republic and currently has its own pav ...
, which is 11 meters (36 feet) high and 95 meters (311 feet) long.
During that same period, the Prague city government began to redevelop parts of the old city (Staré Město) and the Jewish ghetto. A commission was established to create an inventory and document the buildings that were slated for demolition.@ Kramerius. Pursuant to this, the Mánes Union of Fine Arts engaged Jansa to paint as much of the area as possible. During the late 1890s, he produced over 150 watercolors depicting the Staré Město and the Nové Město. Many of these were published in book form in 1908 and 1911. Ironically, the small village where he was born was razed in the late 1960s, to make room for the expansion of a coal mine. The area has since been reclaimed as pastures and forest.
Selected scenes of Prague
References
Further reading
*''Stará Praha'', Beaufort publishers, 1938Complete text online
@ the Kramerius Digital Library *Miloš Pistorius, ''Praha v Díle V. Jansy'', (catalog) City of Prague Museum, 1981
External links
ArtNet: More landscapes by Jansa.
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