Alphonse Mucha. Alfons Maria Mucha, known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, best known for his distinctly stylized and decorative theatrical posters, particularly those of Sarah Bernhardt.
He produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, as well as designs, which became among the best-known images of the period. In the second part of his career, at the age of 57, he returned to his homeland and devoted himself to a series of twenty monumental canvases known as The Slav Epic, depicting the history of all the Slavic peoples of the world, which he painted between 1912 and 1926.
In 1928, on the 10th anniversary of the independence of Czechoslovakia, he presented the series to the Czech nation. He considered it his most important work.
In the preschool period, he drew exclusively with his left hand. He also had a talent for music: he was an alto singer and violin player.
After completing Volksschule, he wanted to continue with his studies, but his family was not able to fund them, as they were already funding the studies of his three step-siblings. After his voice broke, he gave up his chorister position, but played as a violinist during masses. He became devoutly religious, and wrote later, For me, the notions of painting, going to church, and music are so closely knit that often I can
He produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, as well as designs, which became among the best-known images of the period. In the second part of his career, at the age of 57, he returned to his homeland and devoted himself to a series of twenty monumental canvases known as The Slav Epic, depicting the history of all the Slavic peoples of the world, which he painted between 1912 and 1926.
In 1928, on the 10th anniversary of the independence of Czechoslovakia, he presented the series to the Czech nation. He considered it his most important work.
In the preschool period, he drew exclusively with his left hand. He also had a talent for music: he was an alto singer and violin player.
After completing Volksschule, he wanted to continue with his studies, but his family was not able to fund them, as they were already funding the studies of his three step-siblings. After his voice broke, he gave up his chorister position, but played as a violinist during masses. He became devoutly religious, and wrote later, For me, the notions of painting, going to church, and music are so closely knit that often I can
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