A brief book written for the exhibition of the first five paintings from Alphonse Mucha's "The Slav Epic" when displayed in New York in 1920.The first half of the book is a concise biography of Mucha, his rise to fame, from a penniless art student, to one of the founders of Art Nouveau. The last half of the book gives detailed descriptions of each of the five paintings in the SVANTOVÍT CELEBRATION ON THE RUJANAII. THE ABOLITION OF SERFDOM IN RUSSIAIII. MILIČ OF KROMĔŘÍŽIV. HUS PREACHING IN THE CHAPEL OF BETHLEHEMV. THE MEETING OF KŘÍŽKYThe book contains several illustrations and photographs, All original illustrations and photographs are included and optimized for the kindle .
Language
English
Pages
26
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
September 08, 2012
Historical Paintings of the Slavic Nations by Alphons Mucha (Illustrated)
A brief book written for the exhibition of the first five paintings from Alphonse Mucha's "The Slav Epic" when displayed in New York in 1920.The first half of the book is a concise biography of Mucha, his rise to fame, from a penniless art student, to one of the founders of Art Nouveau. The last half of the book gives detailed descriptions of each of the five paintings in the SVANTOVÍT CELEBRATION ON THE RUJANAII. THE ABOLITION OF SERFDOM IN RUSSIAIII. MILIČ OF KROMĔŘÍŽIV. HUS PREACHING IN THE CHAPEL OF BETHLEHEMV. THE MEETING OF KŘÍŽKYThe book contains several illustrations and photographs, All original illustrations and photographs are included and optimized for the kindle .