The Monument of Karel Kopal in Znojmo: In the Whirlwind of History

GALETA, Jan a Tomáš VALEŠ. The Monument of Karel Kopal in Znojmo: In the Whirlwind of History. In UNFINISHED EMPIRE? VISUAL ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE IN POST-IMPERIAL CONTEXTS, 1900–2022. 2023.

Základní údaje

Originální název

The Monument of Karel Kopal in Znojmo: In the Whirlwind of History

Název česky

Kopalův památník ve Znojmě: Ve víru dějin

Název anglicky

The Monument of Karel Kopal in Znojmo: In the Whirlwind of History

Autoři

GALETA, Jan a Tomáš VALEŠ

Vydání

UNFINISHED EMPIRE? VISUAL ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE IN POST-IMPERIAL CONTEXTS, 1900–2022, 2023

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Další údaje

Jazyk

čeština

Typ výsledku

Vyžádané přednášky

Obor

60401 Arts, Art history

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ne

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova česky

Karel Kopal; Znojmo; historická paměť; památníky

Klíčová slova anglicky

Karel Kopal; Znojmo; historical memory; monuments

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam

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Anotace

V originále

Karel Kopal (1788-1848) was an officer of the Austrian army; he showed his military skills, especially in the Battle of Vicenza in 1848, which was also fatal. Nevertheless, after his death, he became a celebrated hero of the Austrian Empire. Kopal's friends in Znojmo decided to erect a monument to him, which gained a place in a prestigious location in the developing urban space. The monument was designed by prominent Viennese artists Dominik Fernkorn and Anton Sprenger and was erected as an obelisk in 1853. The monument functioned, as intended throughout the rest of the Habsburg monarchy, to celebrate a heroic soldier. However, after the establishment of Czechoslovakia, this work of art, as a product of the previous era, became the target of vandalism and official efforts to alter it and cover up its original meaning. The proposed paper addresses questions concerning the transformations in meaning of the monument during the new regimes after 1918, 1938, 1945 and even today.

Anglicky

Karel Kopal (1788-1848) was an officer of the Austrian army; he showed his military skills, especially in the Battle of Vicenza in 1848, which was also fatal. Nevertheless, after his death, he became a celebrated hero of the Austrian Empire. Kopal's friends in Znojmo decided to erect a monument to him, which gained a place in a prestigious location in the developing urban space. The monument was designed by prominent Viennese artists Dominik Fernkorn and Anton Sprenger and was erected as an obelisk in 1853. The monument functioned, as intended throughout the rest of the Habsburg monarchy, to celebrate a heroic soldier. However, after the establishment of Czechoslovakia, this work of art, as a product of the previous era, became the target of vandalism and official efforts to alter it and cover up its original meaning. The proposed paper addresses questions concerning the transformations in meaning of the monument during the new regimes after 1918, 1938, 1945 and even today.