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Josef Vinecký
Josef Vinecký (20 February 1882 – 1 June 1949) was a Czechs, Czech avant-garde sculptor, ceramist, designer and university teacher. Biography Josef Vinecký was born on 20 February 1882 in Zámostí, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (today part of Rožďalovice, Czech Republic). As a child, he learned crafting from his father, a master wheelwright. Vinecký apprenticed in the Prague workshop of Josef Mauder as a sculptor-stonemason and in 1902 went to the School of Applied Arts in Weimar, where he studied with Henry van de Velde, and worked for eight years, running a ceramics workshop. He also worked in Antwerp for Constantin Meunier. He first trained in the historicist style, focusing on the highest technical level of crafts. He became acquainted with the artistic environment of the Bauhaus in Dessau, but his work did not reflect the movement's proclivities. After the First World War in 1918, Vinecký settled in Wiesbaden and became friends with the avant-garde artists of the grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rožďalovice
Rožďalovice is a town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. Administrative division Rožďalovice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Rožďalovice (1,293) *Hasina (88) *Ledečky (25) *Podlužany (68) *Podolí (46) *Viničná Lhota (31) *Zámostí (147) Geography Rožďalovice is located about northeast of Nymburk and northeast of Prague. It lies in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is a place called Kostelíček at above sea level. The stream Štítarský potok flows through the municipal territory. History The first written mention of Rožďalovice is from 1223. Around 1340, the village was promoted to a town by King John of Bohemia. The most important owners of Rožďalovice, during whose rule the town flourished, were the Křinecký of Ronov family (end of the 15th century – 1622), the Waldstein family (1622–1760) and the Lobkowicz family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
