Ján Batka's desk in the tower. : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Ján Batka's desk in the tower. / young shanahan
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| 説明 | "Who was Ján Batka?Ján (Johann) Nepomuk Batka was born on October 4, 1845 in Pressburg, on one of the oldest and most beautiful streets of the city - Baštova Steet 2. This house is still standing and now houses the Nova Gallery.He came from an old Czech musical family. His father, organist Ján Batka Senior, was a well-known musician at that time. His son received his first music education from him.“It was, however, paradoxically the father who, for so-far unknown reasons, strictly forbade him to study music,” Vyhnánek explained.In the end Ján Batka Junior opted for the law academy. After completing his studies, he started working in the city court. In 1879 he was appointed chief archivist of the city, and he worked in this position for the following 38 years until his death in 1917.“He expanded and organised archive collections,” said Vyhnánek. “As the archivist, he was devoted to regional history, wrote about the development of winemaking and forestry.”But he remained close to music too. During his studies at the gymnasium he published reviews of concerts and other cultural events in the Pressburger Zeitung newpapers. Later he also worked as editor of these newspapers.He gradually established written contacts with many world and local musicians while becoming a personal friend to several of them, especially Franz Liszt and Hans Richter.Batka used his contacts when the local Mlčanlivosť (Secrecy) Masonic Lodge decided to build a monument to the composer and pianist Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death.The archivist, lodge member and great admirer of Hummel, began to invite many world-famous artists to perform or lecture in Pressburg, raising money for the monument in this way. Franz Liszt, Anton Rubinštejn, Camille Saint-Saëns and many others came on his invitation.The monument, by Pressburg native and famous Viennese sculptor Viktor Tilgner, was unveiled on October 16, 1887 before the municipal theatre on Hviezdoslavovo Square. Later it was moved and now stands before the German embassy on Hviezdoslavovo Square.Thanks to Batka, his friend Franz Liszt has a monument in Bratislava too. His bust has been at Rudnayovo Square since 1911.Batka further contributed to the construction of the new municipal theatre building, the current historical building of the Slovak National Theatre.“He was involved in the launching of the city library in 1900, when he donated several thousand books from his own collection during its first years of existence,” recalled Vyhnánek.He further co-founded the Pressburger Kunstverein artistic association in 1885, , which was the momentum for the development of Pressburg, particularly in fine arts.“He also supported young artists, such as the composer Béla Bartók, the one-armed pianist Géza Zichi and the sculptor Ján Fadrusz, whom he actually discovered,” said Vyhnánek. He added that Fadrusz later created the famous sculpture of Maria Theresa that was once on today’s Štúrovo Square.He was also active in caring for historical monuments.“His dream was to save and restore Bratislava Castle, which was only a burned-out ruin at the time,” said Vyhnánek.Batka died on December 2, 1917, two years after the death of his beloved wife, Maria." (from spectator.sme.sk/c/20644723/almost-nothing-recalls-legend...)Old Town Hall - Bratislava, Slovakia. |
| 撮影日 | 2019-07-20 00:00:02 |
| 撮影者 | young shanahan , Bratislava, Slovakia |
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| カメラ | FinePix SL310 , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.013 sec (1/80) |
| 開放F値 | f/3.9 |