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Alfons Mucha

Alfons Mucha The Morning Star of Slavonic Literature oil painting on canvas
The Morning Star of Slavonic Literature
Painting ID::  90486
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Alfons Mucha The Morning Star of Slavonic Literature oil painting on canvas



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  Alfons Mucha
  known in English as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, known best for his distinct style. He produced many paintings, illustrations, advertisements, postcards, and designs. Alphonse Maria Mucha was born in the town of Ivančice, Moravia (the present Czech Republic). Although his singing abilities allowed him to continue his education through high school in the Moravian capital of Brno, drawing had been his main hobby since childhood. He worked at decorative painting jobs in Moravia, mostly painting theatrical scenery. During 1879, he relocated to Vienna to work for a major Viennese theatrical design company, while informally augmenting his artistic education. When a fire destroyed his employer's business during 1881 he returned to Moravia, to do freelance decorative and portrait painting. Count Karl Khuen of Mikulov hired Mucha to decorate Hrušovany Emmahof Castle with murals, and was impressed enough that he agreed to sponsor Mucha's formal training at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts.
  The Morning Star of Slavonic Literature
  1923(1923) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 480 x 405 cm (189 x 159.4 in) cyf

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