Drawer, painter, illustrator, one of the most important artists of the generation of the National Theatre and a moral role model for the new generation. In his work, he drew on Romanticism and his paintings are largely inspired by the history of Slavic peoples.
Sculptor, graphic artist, designer, illustrator and author, the most important representative of Czech symbolist sculpture. He was inspired by various spiritual movements and was known as a religious thinker and a mystic.
One of the most famous Czech painters in Europe in the late 19th century, the official painter of Austria-Hungary and a member of the generation of the National Theatre. He became famous for history paintings and portraits.
Distinguished Cubist painter, graphic artist, book illustrator, writer and journalist, scenographer and art critic. Brother of Czech writer Karel Čapek.
Czech romanticist painter, a very talented portraitist and painter of history paintings, the first Czech fine artist of the 19th century to be officially recognised in all of Europe.
Collective name for an informal group of architects and artists who took part in the founding and decoration of the National Theatre.
A distinguished painter and graphic artist, who brought to Czech painting a distinctly atmospheric plein air painting. He belonged to the so-called Generation of the National Theatre and is primarily known as an author of the theatre curtain.
One of the most famous monuments in the Czech Republic, together with the other structures on the Old Town Square inscribed on the list of national cultural monuments.
Czech painter, drawer and graphic artist, prominent figure of twentieth-century Czech modern painting. One of the leading members of the artistic group Stubborn Ones (Tvrdošíjní). He was recognised and successful even during his life.
The oldest and probably the most famous still extant Czech artistic association. It has a long history and some of the most distinguished Czech artists have been its members.
Painter, illustrator, graphic artist and designer, one of the most prominent Czech representatives of Romanticism and Realism. He was inspired by the Munich school of portrait painting, by his native Prague and by country life in Haná. He was one of the first Czech artists to systematically focus on folklore.
Distinguished Czech painter and talented illustrator, acknowledged and popular primarily because of his highly developed perception and the ability to truthfully capture reality and mood of everyday life, highly regarded especially in France.
Painter and graphic artist, a distinguished landscape painter and influential art pedagogue.
Czech-German sculptors, creators of tombstones, monumental sculptures, memorials and portraits, who worked on the decoration of Charles Bridge.
The most important Czech sculptor of the 19th century and one of the leading figures of the generation of the National Theatre. He is regarded as the founder of Czech modern sculpture and the foremost representative of monumental realism.
One of the most distinguished Czech painters and decorators, a talented landscape painter, master of small genre and still life, but also mural, who blended different artistic movements in his works.
Prominent Classicist sculptor and carver, author of tombstones and monumental sculptures, reflecting Neoclassicist aesthetics.
Painter, graphic artist, illustrator and university teacher, one of the founders of Czech Modernism. His work contributed to the creation of a new, highly demanding artistic environment.
One of the most talented Czech still-life painters and one of the greatest portrait painters of the 19th century. He was rediscovered by the public only in the 20th century.
One of the best known memorials in the Czech Republic, a symbol of Czech statehood. It is located in the upper part of Wenceslas Square in Prague. It is inscribed on the list of national cultural monuments.
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