Czech Heritage Month Fact: Alfons Mucha was born in Ivancice, Czech Republic and spent several years in Paris studying and perfecting his Art Nouveau style. His 20 paintings called the Slav Epic showcases Slavic and Czech pride depicting scenes from Czech history. Mucha spent many years working on what he considered his lifes fine art masterpiece, The Slav Epic (Slovanská epopej), a series of twenty huge paintings depicting the history of the Czech and the Slavic people in general, bestowed to the city of Prague in 1928. He had wanted to complete a series such as this, a celebration of Slavic history, since he was young. From 1963 until 2012 the series was on display in the chateau in Moravský Krumlov in the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic. Since 2012 the series has been on display at the National Gallerys Veletržní Palace. Muchas style is recognizable in advertising. and theater flyers. He died in 1939 after spending several months in prison jailed by the Gestapo.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:57:21 +0000
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