History

Dlouhá Street, House No. 32 - the so-called Vlašský Court
(Pavelec Petr. Český Krumlov - Kouzelné město uprostřed evropy. 2001)

It is one of the most spectacular buildings in the historic centre. Its intricate construction and artistic development are found in the detail in the reconstruction of the house in 1997. It is typical of Krumlov and similar situations can be found in many other buildings in the historic centre.

The Manor Street facade is adorned by sgraffito façade of the last half of the 16th Century with the figure of the trumpeter Gregory Rosenberg (Figure on page 36). Neoclassical window decorations of the 18th century were restored in 1997 on other fronts of the house - with typical bell-shaped curtains, tassels and volutes, as well as green colours added at the beginning of the 20th century. Fragments of art solutions from older periods are hidden below this layer. As to the relics of the late Gothic reconstruction of the house, we can find the mark of Krumlov master mason Michael Rubik, painted on the corner of the house.

The same mark of Michael Rubik is carved on the family tombstone, today it is located on the Saint Vitus Church wall in Krumlov. Inside the building are Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque arches – and the inner courtyard with a Renaissance loggia is also impressive. Perhaps because of the loggia, which is a characteristic feature of Italian Renaissance buildings, this building was named Vlašský Court in past, that means an Italian court.

A number of important people lived in this house. The most important of them, however, was undoubtedly Jakub Krčín from Jelčany, the well known builder of ponds and Chief Regent of the Krumlov Dominion of Regents, who lived there in 1580. Shortly after that, a painter named Bartholomew Beránek - Jelínek lived in that house, thereunto the creator of decorations of the castle tower.