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Karel Škréta

Karel Škréta Šotnovský ze Závořic
Praha 1610 - Praha 1674
Czech painter
(Wikipedia)

Karel Dvořák (1870s) & František Josef Heidelberg
1870

Description

Commemorative plaque with relief portrait. The portrait is by Dvořák after Petr Maixner, ornamentation by Heidelberg. It is installed in 1872.

Inscription(s)

1 8
Zde se narodil
Karel Škréta
MALÍŘ ČESKÝ
v roce 1604
7 0

Here was born
Karel Škréta
Czech painter
in 1604

Artists

Karel Dvořák (19th century), Czech sculptor.
František Josef Heidelberg (Praha 1844 - Praha 1919), Czech sculptor and woodcarver (Info).

Sources & Information

Pamětní desky v Praze, Katalog pražských pamětních desek.

Location (N 50°5'16" - E 14°25'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr186; Photograph: 11 July 2026
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