Permanent Exhibition of Religious Art
Many of the displayed religious exhibits at the same time
represent works of folk crafts. And although they are not technically
accomplished our ancestors intended them as an honest prayer and expression of
devotion to God and the saints. The official opening of the Kozlovice exhibition
of religious art (9th October 2007 on the occasion of the St Wenceslas’ Music
Festival) resumes the respected tradition and history of the heritage of our
ancestors.
As regards the collection of religious paintings displayed in the Kozlovice exhibition it is worth mentioning e.g. a large painting of St. Vincent from the 18th century, or the so-called “Victorious Church”, an oil painting on canvas, also from the 18th century. Another unique exhibit is the cycle of the Stations of the Cross from the 19th century, painted on canvas. The so-called home altars from the south of Moravia dating back to 19th and 20th century or votive Ex Votto paintings (meaning “from the vow made”) painted on wooden tablets from the turn of the 17th and 18th century. Other valuable exhibits include the so-called Crafted Bottles – works of 19th century folk art, mainly portraying the Calvary. The exhibition also features exclusive old prints such as Wenceslas Czech Catholic Bible from 1677, printed in Prague, or the unique medieval Gothic missal dating back to the 15th century as well as the so-called Wroclaw Missal from 1505.
