Jesuit art and Czech lands, 1556-1729: missionizing through the arts

Abstract

"This collection examines how the Society of Jesus used art and architecture in its missionary efforts in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth. The contributors demonstrate how the Jesuit Order cultivated the subjects and functions of art to promote concepts of Catholic piety."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Devotional Image Series in Jesuit Missions: On the Early Modern Multiplication of the Image / Michal Šroněk and Kateřina Horníčková -- Jesuit saints in the Czech Lands: Cultic Staging of Religious Images in Jesuit Churches / Štěpán Vácha -- Rivality and Inspiration. The Jesuits and Other Religious Orders in the Czech Lands after 1620 / Martin Mádl.