Title of the article:

BOOK REVIEW: PÁNKOVÁ M. JAN AMOS KOMENSKÝ IN CZECH AND WORLD FINE ART (1642–2016). PRAGUE: ACADEMIA, NATIONAL PEDAGOGICAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY J. A. KOMENSKÝ, 2017. 267 P.

Author(s):

Georgy P. Melnikov

Information about the author/authors

Georgy P. Melnikov — PhD in History, Leading Researcher, Institute of Slavic studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave., 32 A, 119991 Moscow, Russia. E-mail: geramel@mail.ru

Section

Reviews

Year

2020

Volume

Vol. 55

Pages

pp. 303–307

Received

November 13, 2019

Date of publication

March 28, 2020

DOI:

10.37816/2073-9567-2020-55-303-307

Index UDK

75.03

Index BBK

85.103(4Чех) + 85.103(0)

Abstract

The book by Director of the National pedagogical Museum and library, J. A. Komensky (Somepiis) in Prague, Marketa Pankova, is dedicated to the image of the great Czech philosopher and teacher in the Czech and world fine arts from 1642 to 2016. The paper traces the evolution of the image of Komensky from lifetime portraits to posthumous ones, emphasizing the symbolic significance of Komensky's contribution to the modern civilization. The author of the review pays special attention to the proof that the" Portrait of an old man" by Rembrandt is actually a portrait of Komensky. The work of M. Pankova is a comprehensive study performed at the highest scientific level. It demonstrates the major importance of Komensky for the world culture not to mention the culture of the Czech Republic.

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References

1 Egorova K. S. Portret v tvorchestve Rembrandta [Portrait in the works of Rembrandt]. Moscow, Iskusstvo Publ., 1975. 235 p. (In Russian)

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