The
painting Murder in the House (1890),
represented in the permanent exhibition Art
of the Long Century, is one of the foremost masterpieces of Czech painting
of the 19th century. The artist Jakub Schikaneder (1855–1924) depicted in it
the unusual theme of the violent death of a young woman, found by her
neighbours in the courtyard of an old house. The preparatory sketches on
display, showing the onlookers and the dead woman, give us a glimpse of the artist’s
conception of this outstanding work and a better understanding of what still
makes this painting so attractive and mysterious for audiences today.
Graphic Arts Cabinet, 4th floor, Trade Fair Palace
Curator: Petra Kolářová
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