HISTORICKÝ KONTEXT A OBSAHOVÉ SÚVISLOSTI NIEKTORÝCH DETAILOV VEDUTY BRATISLAVY VO FLORENTSKOM PALAZZO VECCHIO

On the occasion of marriage of Francis I Medici and Joanna of Austria in 1565, a mural painting representing Bratislava as one of the capitals of the Habsburg agglomeration was executed in the courtyard of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. Compared to the original woodcut completed by the Monogramist “HM” (Hans Mayr?), the fresco shows many differences. The outlined questions and similarities clearly show that it is important to explore the chronology of origin, mutual inspirations and a possible transfer of individual elements among the leading Habsburg courts and artists.