Dům U Ježíška (Karmelitská) House

The House U Jeszka, also known as Šporkovský or Malá Musconová House, is a historic tenement building in Carmelite Street No. 382 / 14 on Prague's Malá Strana. Since 1964, it has been protected in the sights.

The construction was carried out in 1669-1673 Santino de Bossi opposite the Church of Our Lady of Victory and Saint Anthony of Paduan, the famous statue of Prague Jesulina. Today's western facade won the house after modifications around 1738, with the third floor probably added only in the last third of the 18th century. In the north, the object is adjacent to the Musconi Palace, sometimes called the Great Muscona Palace. However, the Small Musconi House was previously also covered by the neighbouring House No. 479 in Maltese Square, which was connected to the palace.

In 1799 the house was inherited by Leopoldin (1772- 1845), the wife of Jan Leopold Špork (1758- 1841), from which comes the name Šporkov Palace. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the building was owned by a member of the Czech Regional Assembly Karel Brand.

The facade to Carmelite Street is five-axis. The centre axis with shallow risalite contains joined windows and culminates with a low triangular shield, on whose sides there are baroque skylights. The rear east wing dates back to 1884; is single storey and has a terrace on the second floor. The south wing was originally also a single-storey wing, but in 1920 it was increased by one floor and the floors were glazed. The north side of the court closes a high wall separating the house from the Musconi Palace.

In the passage there is a metal commemorative plaque reminiscent of the fact that in the years 1920-1974 there lived and formed an art historian, painter, graphic artist and illustrator Pavla Fořtová (1886-1974).

The House U Jeszka excels with Baroque architecture and rich history, which makes it one of the important monuments of Mala Strana. It was created in the second half of the 17th century, when the Czech countries were in the period of the high Baroque after the 30-year war. The then European absolutism and the emerging Baroque culture had a major impact on the form of the Prague building.

The object is connected with the fates of noble families such as the Sporks, as well as the life of an important art historian Pavla Forítová. The owners took turns in time - from Leopoldina Šporková to Karl Brand.

Visiting the house offers an opportunity to admire Baroque architecture and soak up the atmosphere of historical Prague. The immediate proximity of the Church of the Virgin Mary of the Victory and Saint Anthony of the Paduan and Musconian palaces also contributes to the attractiveness of the place.