Lot 143

Viktor Barvitius (1834 - 1902) DECORATIVE SKETCH FOR VILLA LANNA - ALLEGORY OF MINING

One (the middle one) of three panels for the famous Villa Lanna, which was a summer house of the entrepreneur Vojtěch Lanna. These allegories are located in the bottom section, referring to the entreprenurial activities of the owner. This frieze refers to mining. Published in the supplement to the AKADEMICKÝ BULLETIN, LANNOVA VILA V PRAZE, by Jan Bažant. From the same cycle, an allegory of construction was auctioned in the Dorotheum Auction Hall, Prague 31st May 2008.