The Weight of the Brush Born in Prague, Jan Bauch spent his life navigating the textures of paint and stone. He studied at the School of Applied Arts and later at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he learned under Max Švabinský. His hands were never idle; they moved between the delicate precision of graphic art and the heavy, physical presence of sculpture. He even left his mark on the windows of St. Vitus Cathedral, working where light…