03 — ARTWORK
Exterior view
SANTINI AICHEL, Johann Blasius · 1721 →
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- Other
PALETTE
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The combination of a circular central plan with removed or overlapping ellipses was given virtuoso treatment by Santini Aichel in the votive chapela small separate place for worship, either part of a large church or a separate building. of St. John Nepomuk on the Green Hill. Five ovals alternate with five triangular niches arranged regularly round a circle. This produces a linear dynamism which s taken up in the cornicea molded horizontal ledge along the top of a building or wall; a decorative molding between wall and roof. of the domein architecture, hemispherical structure evolved from the arch, usually forming a ceiling or roof.. For the architect, this shape was a symbol of a sacred event: when St.John Nepomuk was drowned in the river Vltava, five stars were supposed have circled over his head. Pointed shapes and half oval roundels refer to the martyr's crown with five stars.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Exterior view by SANTINI AICHEL, Johann Blasius},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
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OTHER WORKS BY JOHANN BLASIUS SANTINI AICHEL
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