Dutch realism of the 15th - 16th century, High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy and in the Czech lands. Art and culture at the court of Rudolf II. 17th century art: Carracci, Caravaggio, Reni, Vouet, Ribera, Bernini, Borromini; Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer; Czech art of the 17th century: The art of the Thirty Years' War: Italian architects and painters in the Czech lands, Škréta, Heinsch, Willmann, Bendl.
The principle of style changes and the role of an artist, a customer and a user in the history of art and culture.