4:30 p.m.– 6 p.m.

Lecture by Marek Zágora. Only in Czech.

The Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia Charles VI was crowned six times: as the King of the Romans (Bonn 1346, Aachen 1348), the King of Bohemia (Prague 1347), the King of Lombardy (Milan 1355), the Holy Roman Emperor (Rome 1355), and the King of Arles (Arles 1365). He also attended numerous other coronations as a spectator, so it is natural that he had a great fondness for crowns. He owned not one but several crowns, which he used on various occasions. Each crown had (and has) a hidden symbolism, which today we are often unable to explain fully. A very important role was played by the crown’s material (gold, silver, wood) and precious stones (number, colour, shape). Very few original medieval crowns have survived to the present day – but among those that have been preserved, four of them have a connection with Charles IV. The lecture presents all his surviving crowns and delves into their symbolic meaning.

The lecture will be streamed live on Facebooku and the gallery’s YouTube channel.

Booking advance necessary  

free entrance