Lot 44

František Bílek (1872 - 1941) ALTAR DESIGN WITH A RELIEF OF THE CRUCIFIXION

The work The Crucified, which František Bílek completed in 1899, represented a major turning point in his life. It had undergone a considerable genesis since the initial drawing of 1896, and Bílek worked on it continuously. Several works were produced that comprehensively dealt with his vision in its entirety and thus represent a very coherent body of ideas that views the subject in all its facets. The final form, which is found in St. Vitus Cathedral, north aisle, does not match the drawing in all details, but the main parts - i.e. the carved altar and the relief - correspond in framework to the design. Framed under anti-reflective glass with UV filter.