Interior of Discalced Carmelite Church of Our Lady of Victories in Mala Strana area of Prague, Czech Republic. April 12, 2025
The main altar has a supremely Baroque column structure with twisted columns and a lintel with an openwork profiled cornice; it was designed by Jan Ferdinand Schor in 1715, who also participated in its decoration. On the sides are statues of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross from the workshop of Matěj Václav Jäckel. At the top, an image of the Adoration of the Lord, called Our Lady Victorious, is inserted into a radiant halo under a royal crown. Behind the altar hangs a monumental painting of Emperor Ferdinand II and his son, Czech King Ferdinand III, praying to the Virgin Mary for the victory of the Catholics in the Battle of White Mountain. Kneeling before them is the Carmelite Dominik à Jesu Maria with an image of the Adoration of the Lord in his left hand. In a cloud above them, the Virgin Mary with the patron saints intercedes with God the Father for the success of the battle. The painting was painted by Antonín Stevens of Steinfels for the original altarpiece from 1641.
Interior of Discalced Carmelite Church of Our Lady of Victories in Mala Strana area of Prague, Czech Republic. April 12, 2025
The main altar has a supremely Baroque column structure with twisted columns and a lintel with an openwork profiled cornice; it was designed by Jan Ferdinand Schor in 1715, who also participated in its decoration. On the sides are statues of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross from the workshop of Matěj Václav Jäckel. At the top, an image of the Adoration of the Lord, called Our Lady Victorious, is inserted into a radiant halo under a royal crown. Behind the altar hangs a monumental painting of Emperor Ferdinand II and his son, Czech King Ferdinand III, praying to the Virgin Mary for the victory of the Catholics in the Battle of White Mountain. Kneeling before them is the Carmelite Dominik à Jesu Maria with an image of the Adoration of the Lord in his left hand. In a cloud above them, the Virgin Mary with the patron saints intercedes with God the Father for the success of the battle. The painting was painted by Antonín Stevens of Steinfels for the original altarpiece from 1641.