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The workshop specialized in glass painting and lead embedding exists in Prague since 1935. It was founded by Josef Jiřička Senior (1903-1969), who implemented here designs of stained-glass windows by Max Švabinský for St. Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle (The Last Judgement, 1935-1939, and the Holy Trinity, 1939-1949), works by Karel Svolinský, Jan Bauch, Vladimír Sychra, Cyril Bouda and others. In 1964, Josef Jiřička Sen. passed the management of the workshop to Josef Jiřička Jun. (born 1934), a graduate from the glass-making school in Nový Bor and from the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague (the atelier of J. Kaplický). He created here stained-glass windows for St Bartholomew Church in Pilsen, for churches in Rakovník, Velký Bor, Most, Košice, Libiš, etc., for the ceremonial hall in Klinkovice (Moravia), and in Prague for the Old-New and Pinkas synagogues, the Gothic chapel of the Old-Town Hall, and for the restored Convent of St Agnes, etc. He implemented designs of stained-glass windows by Karel Svolinský, Jan Bauch, Cyril Bouda, Josef Jíra and by many other artists, and he restored fragments of Gothic stained-glass windows from Kolín, Nadslav, and the castles of Křivoklát and Kost.
At present the workshop is lead by Petr Coufal (a disciple of Josef Jiřička Jun.) who continues in the tradition of the Jiřička family. One can see here the progress of restoration works on stained-glass windows from historical sights from the whole republic, implementations of works by contemporary artists, as well as the production of replicas of historical stained-glass works. It is possible to order stained-glass windows, glass with sandblast or etched ornaments, or to buy a replica of a Gothic or an Art-Nouveau stained-glass window. Those who are interested in glass working can visit a unique deposit of historical glass from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, original glass paintings by Max Švabinský, or an original design book of Art-Nouveau stained-glass works.