# Aerial view [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [AOSTALLI, Ulrico]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary The Litomysl Castle is an outstanding example of an arcaded Renaissance country residence, a type of structure first invented in Italy and then developed in the Czech Lands to create a mature form with special architectural value. Situated at an important communications junction on the main route between Bohemia and Moravia, in the Pardubice region, Litomysl was a fortified centre on the hill where the castle now stands. The castle is a four-winged, three-storeyed structure with an asymmetrical disposition. The western wing is the largest, whereas the southern wing is a two-storeyed arcaded gallery, closing the second square courtyard \(a feature that is unique to Litomysl\). The groin-vaulted arcading continues around the western and eastern sides of the courtyard. The south-eastern corner of the eastern wing contains the castle chapel. ## Related artworks - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Interior view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()