Master Jan Hus Preaching at the Bethlehem Chapel: Truth prevails - 1916
In the Fifteenth Century, Jan Huss emerged as a religious leader in Prague and was to become the major figure of the Reformation in Bohemia. He was burned at the Stake in 1414 following an appearance at the Council of Constance, an incident which triggered a Czech national rebellion which led in turn to the Hussite wars.
Mucha shows Huss preaching in the Bethlehem chapel in Prague in 1412, with attending students taking notes. On the right of Huss is the founder of the chapel, merchant Kriz, while to his left is Jan Zizka, future military leader of the Hussites; Queen Sophia is seated under the baldachin on the right. A priest by the baptismal font, extreme left, is making notes for use in the trial of Huss at the Council of Constance.