Founders scenes in hanging painting, wall painting and in book painting in 14. and 15. century as manifestation of representation.

In my thesis, I will discuss donor scene in paintings of 14th and early 15th centuries. Based on the biographical facts of individua donors, I will try to clarify how much influence the donors had on the appearance of the art works itself. Throughout the whole period studied, the donor scene is very diverse and it is not only the domain of the highest classes. The gems of medieval paintings can be found originating both from workshops of court painters and artists outside the main art centers such as decoration of Strakonice Castle or paintings of the Dean's Church in Pisek. There is a lack of panel painting from the early 14th century, therefore, in examining the donor scenes or this era will focus primarily to illuminated manuscripts and murals. Among these are manuscripts associated with the widow Queen Elizabeth Rejčka, abbess Kunhuta or John IV. of Dražice. It is not uncommon that both the Emperor and the Emperor's court prelates brought artworks back from their trips outside of Bohemia, which then had aconside rable influence on the domestic artistic production. In Bohemia, however, there was a synthesis of these diverse inspirations that resulted in a distinctive style that Robert Suckale called Czech School. Charles IV himself was donor of many works of art, not only in Bohemia. In my..