The folly of windows in Prague Metal Print
by Alexandra Till
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The folly of windows in Prague metal print by Alexandra Till. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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© Christine Till - CT-Graphics
Unlike anywhere else the combination of politics, religion, windows and defenestation plays an important role in Prague's long history. Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. Bohemia and Prague saw quite a few of those; Two of them are of historical importance, triggering prolonged conflicts within Bohemia and beyond.
The First Defenestration involved the killing of seven members of the city council by a crowd of radical Czech Hussites on 30 July 1419 after the town council members had refused to exchange their Hussite prisoners. The mob stormed the town hall and threw the judge, the major, and some thirteen members of the town council out of the window into the street, where they were killed by the fall or dispatched by the mob. King Václav IV (Wenceslas in English, Wenzel in German), upon hearing this news, was so stunned that he died a little time after, supposedly due to the shock.
The Second Defenes...
About Alexandra Till
My photography covers a wide range of subjects such as fine art, still life, black and white, infrared, portrait, animal, architecture, landscape, national and international travel and corporate (commercial) images. All my photographs and photo objects are available as fine-quality Prints or as immediate downloads from http://www.ct-graphics.com/. Get them as Calendars from redbubble, or digital per email, or on CD / DVD. If you are serious about upscale photography, please contact me for a free consultation. I cover assignments throughout the United States and abroad. I will also be happy to help you if you have a question about a picture, or would like a different format, size, customization, or need custom stock photos. My...
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