Duse katedrály III (The Cathedral's Soul III)
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color linocut
Dimensions
image: 43.4 x 36 cm (17 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.) sheet: 62.4 x 45.4 cm (24 9/16 x 17 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gerald Cerny
Accession Number
2000.166.207
Art Historical Context
**Duse katedrály III (The Cathedral's III)**, a captivating color linocut Czech artist Libuše Stratilová from1991, invites viewers into the mystical essence of sacred architecture. Part of a series, this print measures 43.4 x 36 cm on a larger 62.4 x 45.4 cm sheet, now housed in the National Gallery of Art as a gift from Gerald Černý. Created just after the Velvet Revolution, it reflects a period of cultural renewal in Czechoslovakia, where artists like Stratilová explored spiritual themes amid newfound creative freedom. Linocut, a relief printing technique using carved linoleum blocks, excel...