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Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (Czech: Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer; 1 September 1689 – 18 December 1751) was a German Bohemian architect of the Baroque era. He is among the most prolific and renowned architects of his era in Bohemia .
Apr 29, 2024 · Baroque art and architecture. Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (born Sept. 1, 1689, Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Habsburg domain [now in Czech Republic]—died Dec. 18, 1751, Prague) was a German architect who was one of the leading Bohemian Baroque builders.
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May 20, 2020 · Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer was born in Prague on 1 September 1689 as the fifth son of builder Christoph Dientzenhofer. He studied philosophy and mathematics at a grammar school in Malá Strana. He learned architecture from his father and then set off abroad in search of experience.
Jun 11, 2018 · Christoph and Kilian Ignaz, father and son, worked primarily in Prague, where their two churches of St. Nicholas, one in the Lesser Town and one in the Old Town, remain decisive shapers of the urban setting.
Christoph's son, Kilian Ignaz (1689–1751), trained with his father and with Hildebrandt. He may have been partly responsible for completing the latter's stunning Church of Maria Treu, Vienna, but the first building for which he was solely responsible was the Villa Amerika, Prague (1715–20), which has obvious Hildebrandtian echoes.
Christoph Dientzenhofer (1655–1722), prominent architect of Bohemian Baroque. Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (1689–1751), prominent architect of Bohemian Baroque. Leonhard Dientzenhofer (1660–1707; also: Johann Leonhard ), prominent German architect (Banz Abbey) with brother Johann.
Dec 5, 2017 · Prague, between 1722-23 architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer India ink drawing on paper 335 x 440 mm (exhibited is facsimile) Lobkowicz Collections, LRRA R 7/47, fol. 116 DESIGN FOR THE EXTENSION ...
