A history of the paintings of Palma il Giovane in the collections of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown to the present day

A HISTORY OF THE PAINTINGS OF PALMA IL GIOVANE IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LANDS OF THE BOHEMIAN CROWN TO THE PRESENT DAY The diploma thesis deals in first part with the Palma's relationship to Titian's and Tintoretto's workshops. In spite of considering him as a Titian follower, the most latest research has denied this opinion and considers him as a painter working independently on Titian. However, Palma never refused to help to Titian's workshop if needed. He met Jacopo Tintoretto, another great Venetian painter of that time, during their common work on decoration of the Doge's Palace in Venice. This was an opportunity for Palma to get to know Tintoretto's style that he admired. At the same time, Palma created a very close relationship to Tintoretto and his son Domenico Tintoretto. Second part of the thesis describes Palma's works. After deaths of Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese, Palma was considered their successor and representative of traditional high- quality Venetian painting. He acquired a lot of orders and dozens of noblemen desired to own his paintings. Also aristocrats from Czech lands were interested in his works. Palma's works were coming here from several places - both directly from Venice and indirectly from Vienna or Nuremberg. I described sixteen paintings that are known to be..