Protestant reformers and scholars are depicted in sgraffito medallion portraits on the gabled façade of the Renaissance burgher house dating from around 1573 at Míru náměstí (Peace Square) 453 in Slavonice, South Bohemia, Czechia / Czech Republic. Slavonice is among towns of former Bohemia and Moravia renowned for well-preserved wall decorations in sgraffito, the ancient technique of scratching away parts of a surface layer of plaster, stucco or paint to expose a background of a different colour.
Slavonice, South Bohemia, Czechia / Czech Republic: scholars and leading Protestant reformers are among the subjects of medallion portraits in sgraffito on the gabled façade of the late-16th century burgher house at Míru náměstí (Peace Square) 453. The house was built around 1573. Slavonice is a small town lying close to the Austrian border. It is one of a number of settlements in the former historical regions of Bohemia and Moravia renowned for well-preserved wall decorations in sgraffito, the ancient artistic technique of scratching or cutting away parts of a surface layer of plaster, stucco or paint to expose a background of a different colour or texture.
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Location: Míru náměstí 453, Slavonice, South Bohemia, Czechia / Czech Republic
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
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