Karel Rechlík

Karel Rechlík (born March 1, 1950 in Brno ) is a Czech painter . He is known for his liturgical cloths ( paraments ) and stained glass . Since 1993 he has been the director of the Brno Diocesan Museum .

Life

From 1962 to 1967 Rechlík made a private study of painting. From 1968 to 1973 he studied art history and philosophy at Masaryk University in Brno . His dissertation for doctor of philosophy he put on sacred architecture in Czechoslovakia 1918-1938 from the 1974th

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Karel Rechlík is known for his painting with a Christian background. He paints liturgical cloths ( Lenten cloths , altar cloths ) and church windows . Below is a selection of his most famous works.

• Crucifix window , Basilica of the Assumption, Brno (1979)
• Series of the Liturgical Cloths of the Church of St. James, Brno (1989–1994)
• Window with angels of the Dačice parish church (1989)
• Window of the chapel of the Augustinian convent Brno (1992)
• Altar and design of the Basilica of the Assumption, Brno (1996)
• Cloth fasting and Easter St. Jakob, Frýdek-Místek (1998)

Other works can be found in churches in Bítov , Jinosov , Vyškov , Popovice , Tišnov , Šlapanice , Litovel , Pasohlávky , Břeclav and Brezina . In addition, Karel Rechlík has participated in individual and group exhibitions and a. participated in Prague , Vienna , Stuttgart , Regensburg and Olomouc .

Web links

• Own website karelrechlik.cz
• Photo by Karel Rechlík at www.brno.cz
• Work example and book by Rechlík (Czech)