Alfons Mucha Woman With a Burning Candle Painting ID:: 80701 new24/Alfons Mucha-965935.jpg
Woman With a Burning Candle Date 1911(1911)
Dimensions 83.5 x 125.5
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Alfons Mucha The Red Cape Painting ID:: 88603 new25/Alfons Mucha-856835.jpg
The Red Cape 1902(1902)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 48.8 x 64.8 cm
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Alfons Mucha The Morning Star of Slavonic Literature Painting ID:: 90486 new25/Alfons Mucha-746584.jpg
The Morning Star of Slavonic Literature 1923(1923)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 480 x 405 cm (189 x 159.4 in)
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Alfons Mucha The Celebration of Svantovit: When Gods Are at War, Salvation is in the Art Painting ID:: 90655 new25/Alfons Mucha-385867.jpg
The Celebration of Svantovit: When Gods Are at War, Salvation is in the Art 1912(1912)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 610 x 810 cm (240.2 x 318.9 in)
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Alfons Mucha The Union of Slavic Dynasties Painting ID:: 92261 new25/Alfons Mucha-834798.jpg
The Union of Slavic Dynasties 1924(1924)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 480 X 405 cm (189 X 159.4 in)
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Alfons Mucha Spring Painting ID:: 93795 new26/Alfons Mucha-744475.jpg
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.