Jean Baptiste Mathey

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Altar of the church St Francis Seraphin in Old Town, Prague by Jean Baptiste Mathey

Jean Baptiste Mathey (c. 1630 – c. 1695) was a French architect and painter born in Dijon.[1]

Between 1675 and 1694, Mathey worked in Prague.[1] He enjoyed a remarkable career in which his French planning and devotion to classical rationality (as opposed to the luxuriance of Italian Baroque) were a conscious artistic challenge to established taste. Mathey was commissioned by the Archbishop of Prague, Johann Friedrich, to construct the Chateau Troja, which he worked on from 1676 to 1694.[1] In 1679, he also helped design the Kreuzherrenkirche.[2] He received Prague citizenship in 1684 but never joined a guild.[2]

His plans were also probably used for the construction of the Church of Saint Roch in the Prague then-suburb of Žižkov.[citation needed]

Count of Waldstein, later the Archbishop of Prague, was apprised with Mathey and brought him to Duchcov for the purpose of rebuilding the Castle of Dux.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jean-Baptiste Mathey". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Lorenz, Helmut. "Mathey, Jean Baptiste". Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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