Medieval mural paintings in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Hradec Králové

Author of the thesis: Mgr. et Mgr. Eleonora Tehníková Institution: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts Institute of Art History Celetná 2, 116 42 Prague Programme: PhDr. programme in Art History Title: Medieval mural paintings in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Hradec Králové Thesis supervisor: PhDr. Hana Hlaváčková Number of pages: 100 Number of appendices: 5 Bibliography: 61 Year of thesis defence: 2014 Key words: mural paintings, middle ages, iconography, decanal sacristy, figures of saints and donators, attribute, fragment, drapery, style, style analysis, structurally-historical research, restoring, religious christological themes The thesis deals with medieval mural paintings. Its aim is to describe and classify the collection in terms of time and style in the context of contemporary production of mural paintings in the 14th century in Bohemia. In the introduction, historical relationships connected with the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit are described and the development of church service in East Bohemia is outlined. The main part is concerned with the description, placement, iconographical determination of mural paintings and their present state. It especially focuses on analysing and specification of the iconography of different scenes, figures of saints and donators. Style..