Master Jan Hus Preaching, Alphonse Mucha (1916)
The painting captures Master Jan Hus preaching at the Bethlehem Chapel in Prague in 1412. The chapel
originally had four naves and Gothic vault. It was named in honour of the children killed at Herod’s command after Jesus was born in Bethlehem. In Hus’s time it was the only place in Prague where preachers used the Czech language. The painting shows a view of the chapel from the altar steps. Jan Hus is preaching to the Prague people of all classes.
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