“I want to have a serious discussion with him and ask him about the quality of the painting, what was his inspiration, did he study Josef Mánes,” Prague Mayor Adam Scheinherr said of Jirčík, who has yet to comment on the controversy. “We have many sketches of the original work, so it’s certainly possible to do a copy. I want to know if he was trying. The value of the astronomical clock is incalculable to us, so it is not about cost.”

Source: The Guardian June 04, 2022 10:19 UTC