Distinguished Lusatian sculptor and carver who worked in Prague, a prominent representative of Czech High Baroque who brought Roman Baroque to Czech art.
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.
One of the most magnificent sculptures in the Czech Republic and allegedly the third largest equestrian statue in the world. It is a part of the National Monument on top of Vítkov hill in Prague.
Prominent sculptor, medallist and university teacher, a foremost representative of Czech figurative sculpture of the first half of the 20th century.
Contemporary sculptor, performer and conceptual artist, author of events, installations, collages and kinetic sculptures.
Czech poet, translator, fine artist, author of collages and art collector. One of the most important figures of Czech modern art.
Important 20th century Czech painter, industrial artist, theoretician of graphic arts and professor. He also worked with design and was recognised in Germany as well.
Prominent contemporary painter whose works are well-known all over Europe, a fine artist, performer, translator and university teacher.
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.
Distinguished Czech painter of classical modernism. He was misunderstood at home during his life, but was acknowledged in France.
Painter, graphic artist and theoretician of art, one of the most famous Czech visual artists. He laid the foundations of Czech Cubism and through his work inspired the young interwar generation. Today his paintings are among the most valuable pieces auctioned in the Czech Republic.
Prominent Baroque portraitist of Czech origin whose work is characterised by an objective view and psychological artistry, working in Italy and Central Europe.
World famous painter, graphic artist and illustrator, one of the foremost figures of modern abstract painting. His work is based on the spiritual unity of humans, the world and matter. Because of his love for music, he contributed to the visual arts with a new movement – Orphism.
Prominent painter, illustrator, caricaturist, scenographer and writer. One of the most original and popular modern Czech fine artists.
Prominent Czech painter, graphic artist, designer and university teacher, author of a thousand works of art and applied graphics. He was artistically versatile and diverse.
One of the most promising young fine artists of the 21st century, author of art installations, university teacher.
Czech painter, graphic artist, illustrator and writer, one of the most original Czech painters of the 20th century and a pioneer of animated film.
Painter, drawer and illustrator, one of the most prominent Czech artists of the 19th century and founder of the modern Czech school of landscape painting. One of his most famous works is the cycle of 12 paintings called The Czech Year (Český rok).
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.
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