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t St Agnes of Bohemia Convent
Klášter Sv. Anežky České
In 1234, a convent of the Poor Clares was founded here by
Agnes, sister of King Wenceslas I. She was not canonized until
1989. The convent, one of the very first Gothic buildings in
Bohemia, was abolished in 1782 and used to house the poor
and as storage space, later falling into disrepair. Following
painstaking restoration in the 1960s, it has recovered much
of its original appearance and is now used by the National
Gallery to display a large collection of medieval
painting and sculpture from Bohemia and Central First floor
Europe, dating from 13th–16th centuries.

Gallery Guide
The permanent exhibition is
housed on the first floor of the
old convent in a long gallery
and smaller rooms around
the cloister. The works are
arranged chronologically.
Ground
floor

. Votive panel of Archbishop
Jan Očko of Vlašim
This detailed panel, painted
around 1370 by an anonymous
artist, shows Charles IV kneeling
before the Virgin in Heaven.

. The Annunciation of
Our Lady
Painted around 1350 by the
renowned Master of the
Vyšší Brod Altar, this panel is
one of the oldest and finest
works in the museum.

Steps to
first-floor
gallery
. Strakonice Madonna
This 700-year-old
statue evokes the
Classical French Terrace café
sculpture found in such
places as Reims Cathedral.

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