Discover painter, draftsperson Karel Škréta

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: Skreta, Karel Sotnovsky
Creeten, Karel
Screta, Karel
Secreta, Karel
Sotnovsky von Zoworsky (Graf)
Creten, Carolus
Slagzwaard
However, in his publication on the Bentveughels, Hoogewerff stated the Bent-name Slagzwaard referred to Johann Wilhelm Baur (Hoogewerff 1952, p. 133). De Bie mentioned the Bent-name 'Slach-sweert' in his enty of Carolus Creten (Karel Škréta), but might be referring here to Baur (De Bie 1662, p. 251). The name was also mentioned by Houbraken (Houbraken 1719, p. 144).

Qualifications: painter, draftsperson

Nationality/school: Bohemian

Born: Prague 1610

Deceased: Prague 1674-07-30

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3 hits in RKDlibrary as subject

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Praag
Freiberg (Sachsen) 1628
fled to Saxony with his mother
Venetië 1629 - 1634
Rome 1634 - 1636
lived with Johann Wilhelm Baur; lived in Rome for two years (Fornasiero 2017, p. 22)
Pistoia (plaats) 1636
he was on his way to Florence and he stopped in Pistoia (Stolárová 2011)
Venetië
on his way to Florence he went probably to Venice (Stolárová 2011); a recent found letter dated 8 June 1636 written by Skreta, mentions his address who lived in the house of "Marek Sadeler in San Crisotomo" next to Tiberio Tinelli and the environment of the "Accademia degli Incogniti"; Marek Sadeler was the nephew of the engraver Aegidius Sadeler who most likely was Škréta’s first teacher; there exist also traces of Škréta’s name in Venetian inventories (Fornasiero 2017, p. 22)
Freiberg (Sachsen)
Praag 1638 - 1674

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Pupil of This field mentions the names of teachers or masters. What is at issue are the teachers who made a significant contribution to the development of a students, as opposed to every instructor they ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Sadeler, Aegidius (II)
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Teacher of This field mentions the names of pupils. What is at issue are the pupils who were significantly influenced by a teacher as opposed to every student someone ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Heinsch, Johann Georg

Subjects This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.: portrait

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Bentvueghels

Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 3 hits in RKDlibrary as subject

De Bie 1661-1662 , p. 251 (as: Carolus Creten)
Houbraken 1718-1721 , vol. 2 (1719), p. 144 (as: Carolus Creten)
Thieme/Becker 1907-1950 , vol. 31 (1937), p. 125-126
Gerson 1942/1983 , p. 290 (as: Screta, C.)
Bénézit 1976 , vol. 9, p. 487
Witt Checklist 1978 , p. 287 (as: Skreta or Secreta, Karel Sotnovsky)
Meurer/Schreurs-Morét/Simonato 2015 , p. 249-261
Horn/Van Leeuwen 2021 [Houbraken Translated]

M. Koller, 'Zwei Gemälde von Karel Skreta und Johannes Kupezky in Wien', Umeni 32 (1984), p. 352-360
J. Koldeweij, 'Van Maastricht naar Mnisech: Karel Screta's Servatius uit 1654', Desipientia 2 (1995), no. 3, p. 12-16
P. Zelenková, M. Mádl, The destruction of Piuro and the rise of the Losy of Losinthal family on the thesis braodsheet after Johann Fridrich Hess of Hesisci from 1667', Bulletin of the National Gallery in Prague 12-13 (2002-2003), p. 6-24
L. Slavicek, 'Die Auktionen der Gesellschaft patriotischer Kunstfreunde in den Jahren 1796-1835', Bulletin of the National Gallery in Prague 12-13 (2002-2003), p. 25-50
Lenka Stolárová - Vít Vlnas, Karel Škréta (1610-1674) - Studie a dokumenty, Praha (2011), p. 81-100, 265-374
L. Stolárová - V. Vlnas, Karel Škreta 1610-1674: his world and his era, Prague 2010, p. 96-103
R. Tibitanzlová, S. Vácha, 'Nove nalezené dílo Karla Skréty', Umeni 62 (2014), no. 2, p. 118-140
Alice Fornasiero, 'Aspects of artictic training and patronage in Bohemia in the second half of the 17th century. The case of Christian Schröder (1655-1702)', Univerzita Karlova v Praze: doc.phDr. Martin Zlatohlavek, phD. Praha (2017), p. 22

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