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Benedikt Rejt
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Historical context
Bohemia became the cultural center of Central Europe when Charles IV brought the Holy Roman Emperor's court to Prague in the 14th century. The Royal Court Workshop under the guidance of Peter Parler was one of the highlights of Gothic architecture in the Holy Roman Empire. The Hussite Wars then stopped all plans for cultural development in the region for many decades. When Bohemia was again open to Europe after 1480, during the reign of Vladislaus II, good architects were in great demand. The king as well as Bohemian noblemen (the House of Rosenberg being among the richest) searched the surrounding workshops, especially in Danubian countries, for a master builder to realize their projects.Václav Mencl: Architektura, in: PozdnÄ gotické umÄnÃv Äechách, Odeon Prague 1978 {{in lang|cs}} The king had a great challenge in the court of Meissen, where Albert III, Duke of Saxony started building Albrechtsburg in 1471.Life
There is little information about Rejt from historical sources. The dates of birth and death are unclear as well as the place of origin or early life activity (Mencl guesses the Inn River, probably Burghausen). All the knowledge of his life comes from a few documents, especially those of a judicial character.Pavel Kalina: Benedikt Ried a poÄátky zaalpské renesance, Academia Prague 2009, {{ISBN|978-80-200-1744-4}} {{in lang|cs}} From these sources it is obvious that Rejt was a renowned architect and baumeister (, "master builder") whose opinion was highly valued at court, where he was called to review work of other contemporary architects. As early as 1489 (when he was asked to review the work of MatÄj Rejsek), he was considered an authority in the field of architecture. This fact supports the surmise that he had created some of the masterpieces built before that year with unclear authorship. In addition, Prague, Most, Kutná Hora, and Annaberg (the latter two were silver-mining centres at that time) were among the richest cities of Central Europe, and it is likely that only the best architects were invited to work there. After 1500 he was often referred to as Master Benedikt and a Prague architect and stonemason hired by the Crown. There is also a theory that Rejt can be identified with Benedykt Sandomierski, who rebuilt Piotrków Trybunalski Castle (1519) and other buildings in Poland.In 1518, Rejt was a chairman and key participant at the congress of architects and stonemasons from all of Central Europe in Annaberg, Saxony. Many hints in historical sources are disputable. According to some of them Rejt came to Prague as a military engineer to rebuild the Prague Castle fortification (he may have built the walls of the castles Rabà and Å vihov as well). He then became famous for his skills in the art of Late Gothic vaults, in which art he reached one of the peaks in all medieval architecture. Earlier he was considered an inventor of the tent roof of cathedrals (now typical for churches in Kutná Hora and Louny), but it has been discovered from medieval pictures that their use was more common, and Rejt was probably not an exclusive builder of them. His direct pupil was Jacob Haylmann von Schweinfurt, who worked with him in Kutná Hora and Annaberg.Work (with his important participation)
Prague Castle
- Vladislav Hall, the largest medieval vaulted secular room in Europe, completed in 1500LudvÃk Wing (Louis Palace), considered to be the first Renaissance building in Bohemia (with examples in Italy), later the place of the Second Defenestration of PragueKnight's Stairway with an original vault arrangement
- Fortification with the towers of Mihulka and Daliborka (the jail of BedÅich Smetana's opera Dalibor)
- Plans for completing St. Vitus Cathedral, begun but discontinued
Bohemia
- St. Barbara's Church in Kutná Hora, from 1512 onward on the aisle and vault, supervised by Jacob Haylmann von Schweinfurt and a Hans, after Rejt's death by Master Mikuláš and Jan Vlach, tent roof realized by Master VanÄk; restored in 1884â93 by Josef Mocker and LudvÃk Láblered. Emanuel Poche: UmÄlecké památky Äech 2, Academia Prague 1978
- St. Nicholas Church in Louny, from 1519, supervised by Pavel of Pardubice and Filip of Wimpfen, probably Rejt's disciples; restored in 1885â92 by Josef Mocker and 1898â1902 by Kamil Hilberted. Emanuel Poche: UmÄlecké památky Äech 4, Academia Prague 1982
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Most, mentions of Jörg of Maulbronn; restored in 1882; moved 841 metres to make room for the expanding lignite mines in 1975
- Villa in Stromovka (BubeneÄ)
Outside Bohemia
- St. Anne's Church in Annaberg
- Castle in ZÄ bkowice ÅlÄ skie (Frankenstein), for Münsterberg nobility from 1524 onward
Work of more disputable authorship
Buildings usually assigned to Johannes Spiess (Hans, Hanuš)
- Royal Oratory in St. Vitus Cathedral
- Vladislav bedroom in Old Palace of Prague Castle
- Parts of St. Peter and Paul's Church in MÄlnÃk Palace, chapel and other rooms in KÅivoklát Castle
Property of Půta Švihovský of Rýzmberk
- Å vihov Castle, in 1505, fortification system of the moated castleed. Emanuel Poche: UmÄlecké památky Äech 3, Academia Prague 1980
- Rabà Castle, fortification system of one of the largest castles in Bohemia
Property of ZdenÄk Lev of Rožmitál
- Palace of ZdenÄk Lev of Rožmitál in HradÄany
- Blatná Castle, 1523â1530
Others
- Virgin Mary Chapel (donated by Viktorin Å pulÃÅ) in the Church of the Assumption in JindÅichův Hradec, completed in 1506ed. ZdenÄk Wirth: DÄjepis výtvarného umÄnà v Äechách, I. dÃl StÅedovÄk, Prague 1931
- Virgin Mary Chapel on NámÄÅ¥ in Kutná Hora, the burial place of Petr Brandl, assigned to Master Blažek from Kutná Hora
- The vault of the Church of the Assumption in Ãstà nad Labem, damaged in WWII
- The castle in BÅeznice, fortification after 1531
Beneš of Louny
In the 19th century, Czech patriots made efforts to claim that Benedikt Rejt had Czech or Bohemian ancestry. In many sources from that time he is referred to under the name Beneš of Louny, e.g., in the Hall of Fame in the 1891 building of National Museum in Prague. According to tradition, he was buried in St. Nicholas Church in Louny. In 1906, Zikmund Winter concluded the discussion with convincing evidence that Rejt was of German origin and that he learnt Czech as fluently as German, as he could be considered Czech (his offspring identified with Czech nationality).Legacy
A gallery and a square are named after Rejt in Louny. There is also a 20th-century statue of Benedikt Rejt holding a plumb line.Gallery of selected works
Cathedral St Barbara.jpg|St. Barbara's Church in Kutná HoraLouny01.jpg|Church of St. Nicholas in LounyPrag Vladislav-Saal.jpg|Vladislav Hall at Prague CastleMost klenba z emp DSCN4602.JPG|Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in MostNotes
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- Pavel Kalina: European Diplomacy, Family Strategies, and the Origins of Renaissance Architecture in Central and Eastern Europe.Artibus et Historiae. Vol. 30, No. 60 (2009), pp. 173â190
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