Matěj Rejsek


Matěj Rejsek or Matthias Rejsek was a Czech stonemason, sculptor, builder and architect of the Late Gothic style.

Life

Matěj Rejsek was born probably in 1445 in Prostějov. As a young man he came to Prague to study at the Faculty of Arts at the Charles University in Prague. He finished his studies in 1469 as a bachelor and became the rector and teacher at the parish school of the Church of Our Lady before Týn in the Old Town of Prague.
He built some houses in Prague. One of his most famous works is the Powder Tower which was built as a representative gate of the Old Town of Prague after 1475. Matěj Rejsek became the main builder of the tower in 1478. His work was inspired by Petr Parler's work.
In 1489 he moved to Kutná Hora where he worked at the completion of the St. Barbara's Church. Rejsek began to build the outer supporting system, triforium and vaulting. The net vault of the presbytery was completed in 1499.
He died on 1 July 1506 in Kutná Hora and was buried in the St. Barbara's Church.

Works

Probably created by Matěj Rejsek: