Scholars and leading Protestant reformers feature amongst sgraffito medallion portraits on the gabled façade of the late-16th Century burgher house at Míru náměstí (Peace Square) 453 in Slavonice, South Bohemia, Czechia / Czech Republic. The town is among 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.
Slavonice, South Bohemia, Czechia / Czech Republic: scholars and leading Protestant reformers are among the subjects of sgraffito medallion portraits on the gabled façade of the late-16th Century burgher house at Míru náměstí (Peace Square) 453. 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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