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Václav Levý

Václav Levý was a sculptor and carver (1820–1870). He was born at Nebřeziny and died at Prague.

Also recorded as Vaclav Levy; Vaclav Levý; Wenzel Lewy.

Václav Levý in brief

Born
1820
Died
1870
Known for
sculptor and carver
Place of birth
Nebřeziny
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Vaclav Levy, Vaclav Levý and Wenzel Lewy. His recorded language was Czech.

Catalogued works

5 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. Their recorded dates run from 1849 to 1900.

Devil's Heads, dated 1900. Josef Jungmann, dated 1872. Chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene in Ješovice, dated 1900. Soubor sochařských děl na Liběchovsku. Adam and Eve, dated 1849, held by National Gallery Prague, inventory P 2534.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

National Gallery Prague: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (18112678). Those registers additionally record the forms Václav Levý, 1820-1870, Václav Levý český sochař, Václav Levý, beeldhouwer uit Keizerrijk Oostenrijk (1820-1870), Václav Levý, Czech sculptor, Václav Levý, escultor checo, Václav Levý, escultor txec and Václav Levý, Czech sculptor (1820–1870).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Czech.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Munich, Prague and Rome.

Works named in the authority record are Soubor sochařských děl na Liběchovsku.

Work by Václav Levý is recorded in the collections of National Gallery Prague.

Chronology

  1. 1820Václav Levý born at Nebřeziny.
  2. 1849Adam and Eve (National Gallery Prague).
  3. 1870Václav Levý died at Prague.
  4. 1872Josef Jungmann.
  5. 1900Devil's Heads.
  6. 1900Chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene in Ješovice.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Levý, Václav

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    VIAF cluster 18112678 for Václav Levý, aggregating national library name authorities.

    authority file · Unverified · OCLC

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  3. 3.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q690406: Václav Levý

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  4. 4.

    “Václav Levý”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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