Venus of Dolní Věstonice Theodoric of Prague Wenceslaus Hollar Jan Kupecký Karel Škréta Anton Raphael Mengs Petr Brandl Matthias Braun Ferdinand Brokoff Josef Mánes Josef Václav Myslbek Mikoláš Aleš Václav Brožík Vojtěch Hynais Julius Mařák Art Nouveau Art Nouveau the Slav Epic Slavs National Gallery in Prague Max Švabinský Josef Čapek Emil Filla Bohumil Kubišta Jan Zrzavý Toyen Josef Šíma Karel Teige František Kupka Josef Lada Zdeněk Burian Emil Orlík František Drtikol Josef Sudek Jan Saudek Josef Koudelka Prague Czech Czech lands Czechs
Venus of Dolní Věstonice is the treasure of prehistoric art. Theodoric of Prague was a painter in the Gothic era who decorated the castle Karlstejn. In the Baroque era, there were Wenceslaus Hollar, Jan Kupecký, Karel Škréta, Anton Raphael Mengs or Petr Brandl, sculptors Matthias Braun and Ferdinand Brokoff. In the first half of the 19th century, Josef Mánes joined the romantic movement. In the second half of the 19th century had the main say the so-called "National Theatre generation": sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek and painters Mikoláš Aleš, Václav Brožík, Vojtěch Hynais or Julius Mařák. At the end of the century came a wave of Art Nouveau. Alfons Mucha became the main representative. He is known for Art Nouveau posters and his cycle of 20 large canvases named the Slav Epic, which depicts the history of Czechs and other Slavs.
As of 2012, the Slav Epic can be seen in the Veletržní Palace of the National Gallery in Prague, which manages the largest collection of art in the Czech Republic. Max Švabinský was another Art nouveau painter. The 20th century brought an avant-garde revolution. In the Czech lands mainly expressionist and cubist: Josef Čapek, Emil Filla, Bohumil Kubišta, Jan Zrzavý. Surrealism emerged particularly in the work of Toyen, Josef Šíma and Karel Teige. In the world, however, he pushed mainly František Kupka, a pioneer of abstract painting. As illustrators and cartoonists in the first half of the 20th century gained fame Josef Lada, Zdeněk Burian or Emil Orlík. Art photography has become a new field (František Drtikol, Josef Sudek, later Jan Saudek or Josef Koudelka).
