A hallmark decoration of the 16th century Italian Renaissance were relief pictures or geometric patterns on the facades of decoration on Renaissance buildings known as Sgrafitto.
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| The sgrafitto covered house at The Minute, with its depiction of a world in movement. Prague private tours we look at Prague through is history and architecture by www.robsarchitour.com |
"Sgraffito is a technique either of wall decor, produced by applying layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colours to a moistened surface, or in ceramics, by applying to an unfired ceramic body two successive layers of contrasting slip, and then in either case scratching so as to produce an outline drawing."From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| Roman styled sgrafitto on the facade of the Ungelt seen as part of a Prague guided tour focused on the history and architecture of Prague. |
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| Fragments
of the original sgraffito facade, with mythological depictions. If Prague on day tour and want to discover Prague in depth, join our tour. |
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| Fragments
of the original sgraffito facade, with mythological depictions. If Prague on day tour and want to discover Prague in depth, join our tour. |
During the 16th century sgrafitto came to Prague from Bavaria in Germany,and it was brought to Germany by Italian Renaissance architects, it was adopted with considerable enthusiasm.
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| A example of 3D like pyramid sgraffito on the Schwarzenberg palace at the Prague castle. www.robsarchitour.com are Prague private tour made to order. |
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Or on other facades it was depiction's of Greco-Roman gods.
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| The Ball Game hall, covered by sgraffitto, built in 1569, as a indoor area for playing various ball games. www.robsarchitour.com the best private tours in Prague. |
Another kind of renaissance house facade appears on the palace Granovský from Granov in theTyn in Old Town.Chiaroscuro is a type Renaissance sgrafitio,with a strong emphasis on contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a entire painting. In this type of sgrafitto the painter drew from the paper's base tone toward light using white gouache, and toward dark tone using ink .
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Chiaroscuro covered facade from
1558 depicting biblical figure of Adam, Eva, Abel and Lot
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Chiaroscuro covered facade from
1558 depicting biblical figure of Adam, Eva, Abel and Lot.
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