The most famous Czech female painter and graphic artist, representative of European Surrealism, also acknowledged abroad (France). She was distinguished by her bohemian life style and longing for freedom, expressed in paintings with powerful eroticism.
Director, animator, fine artist, puppeteer. World-famous master of puppet film animation, one of the founders and foremost figures of Czech animated and puppet film.
The first Czech art society, in which writers, fine artists and musicians could meet from the 1860s.
Painter, graphic artist and writer, also a sculptor and engraver, a talented drawer, illustrator and typographer, who created original types and invented new graphic methods.
Prominent and still not fully appreciated Czech abstract painter, one of the pioneers and classics of Czech modern painting of the second half of the 20th century.
One of the oldest known female statuettes and also the oldest known ceramic figurine in the world, made of burnt clay and dating from early Palaeolithic.
Czech film director and screenwriter, painter and graphic artist. One of the most interesting post-war Czech film makers, whose work was recognised around the world.
Distinguished Dutch Mannerist sculptor and architect who worked at Emperor Rudolf II’s court in Prague. His works foreshadowed Baroque.
Czech scenographer and teacher who worked in Slovakia and represented Czechoslovak scenography all over the world.
A magnificent, splendidly illuminated manuscript from the Romanesque period, one of the most significant and valuable Czech medieval manuscripts. It was created, or modified, on the occasion of the coronation of Vratislaus II, the first Czech king.
Distinguished painter, film artist and one of the most popular and published Czech illustrators of the 20th century. Her illustrations decorate hundreds of books for children.
Painter, graphic artist, illustrator and scenographer, a prominent figure of interwar Czech Avant-garde. His works are characterised by a simplicity of volume, lyrical harmony and imagination, which brought him close to Poetism.
Painter and drawer, distinguished for his technically refined academic style. He was a fervent patriot and an important representative of the generation of the National Theatre.
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