A phenomenal artist, Alphonse Mucha’s work made a unique mark on the history of art. The European Art Nouveau dubbed it Le style Mucha. Alphonse Mucha died on 14 July 1939 in Prague, and you can follow in his footsteps by visiting several romantic places around Czechia.
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Czech-born Mucha, originally from the Moravian town of Ivančice, left behind a tremendous artistic legacy that is admired by people from all over the world. His style is easily recognisable: a minimum of sharp edges, waves, flowering meadows, flowers and climbing plants. And lots of colour.
Alphonse Mucha created thousands of works, world-famous posters (some with Sarah Bernhardt, the most famous actress of the time), and also the Slav Epic, a monumental set of twenty monumental canvases. The entire series, depicting the history of the Slavic nations, was created over a period of fourteen years at Zbiroh Château and is now on display at Moravský Krumlov Château.
Oh, and by the way: Chateau Hotel Zbiroh is the only hotel where you can spend the night in rooms that, besides Alphonse Mucha, have played host to such great figures as Emperor Rudolph II, Charles IV, or the famed singer Emmy Destinn.
