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ARCHITECTURE

Czech Republic / Prague / Strahovský klášter (Strahov Abbey) / Library - Theological Hall / Bay 1 (from South)

LITERATURE

Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / Book IX: Ulysses recounts his adventures (Cicones, Lotophages, Polyphemus) / vv. 371-394: Ulysses and his comrades blind Polyphemus

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Old Testament / Wisdom (A.V. Wisdom of Solomon) / Sap. 6:1: Melior est sapientia quam vires (Wisdom is better than strength)

SOCIAL LIFE

Education / Allegories / Cycles / Prague, Strahovský klášter, Library, Theological Hall (F. Nosecký, 1721-1727, Allegories of learning and ignorance)

Further details

Artist or creator

Nosecký, František Kristián Ezechiel (Siard, 1693-1753)

Date

1721 - 1727

Location

Prague, Strahovský klášter

Associated persons

Berthold Kress (Photographer (digital))

Rights and Permissions

This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License

Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

Contact

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