The Frescoes of the 12th-Century Rotunda at Znojmo : Between Historiography and Transcultural Perspectives

FOLETTI, Ivan and Jan KLÍPA. The Frescoes of the 12th-Century Rotunda at Znojmo : Between Historiography and Transcultural Perspectives. In Foletti, Ivan; Jakubec, Ondřej; Miltová, Radka Nokkala. Central Europe as a Meeting Point of Visual Cultures : Circulation of Persons, Artifacts, and Ideas. 1st ed. Rome: Viella, 2021, p. 17-52. Studia Artium Medieavalium Brunensia 11. ISBN 978-88-3313-845-9.

Basic information

• Original name: The Frescoes of the 12th-Century Rotunda at Znojmo : Between Historiography and Transcultural Perspectives
• Authors: FOLETTI, Ivan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jan KLÍPA (203 Czech Republic).
• Edition: 1. vyd. Rome, Central Europe as a Meeting Point of Visual Cultures : Circulation of Persons, Artifacts, and Ideas, p. 17-52, 36 pp. Studia Artium Medieavalium Brunensia 11, 2021.
• Publisher: Viella

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Chapter(s) of a specialized book
• Field of Study: 60401 Arts, Art history
• Country of publisher: Italy
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/21:00123049
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• ISBN: 978-88-3313-845-9
• Keywords in English: Rotunda of Znojmo; history of art history; nationalist tensions; transcultural space; experiencing medieval art; model books; Kostoľany pod Tribečom; Castelseprio
• Tags: rivok

Abstract

The Znojmo rotunda is one of the most important monuments of the Middle Ages in Central Europe. Investigated extensively in the last two centuries, the rotunda has been the object of increasing attention, especially given the dynastic cycle it represents. A glance at its historiography, however, shows how this attention was mainly the result of German and Czechoslovak nationalist tensions and ambitions. What seems to have remained in the shadows is, however, the transcultural dimension of this sacred space, especially concerning the cycle of Christ’s childhood. Moreover, its multisensory, social, and practical dimensions must be examined together with its possible liturgical furnishing to get a new and complex idea of this unique monument in the Central European panorama.