Old Prague Through the Eyes of Václav Jansa

This sumptuous publication with comparative pictures presents the series of legendary watercolours by Václav Jansa mostly from the 1890s and the photographs of the same areas taken a hundred years later. The book presents Jansa’s famous artworks as well as the less famous ones that appeared only at sporadic exhibitions and in publications. The confrontation of the sensitive depiction by the painter and the photographer who took pictures of identical places increases comprehensiveness and attractiveness of the presented works. The comparison of watercolours and photographs not only reveals the extent of architectural and building transformation of the city but also the change of lifestyle and the pace of life of Prague inhabitants.