Alfons Maria Mucha Was A Czech Painter, Graphic Artist And Designer, The Most Important Painter Of The European Art Nouveau. Editorial Image

Alfons Maria Mucha was a Czech painter, graphic artist and designer, the most important painter of the European Art Nouveau. Alfons Maria Mucha (* July 24, 1860, Ivan?ice – † July 14, 1939, Prague) was a Czech painter, graphic artist and designer, the most important painter of the European Art Nouveau and one of the defining personalities of Czech painting.Art Nouveau denied and overcame the historicism and eclecticism of artistic styles of the 19th century and laid the foundations for the development of modern art in the 20th century. The main idea of ??Art Nouveau is about a new connection between art and life. It marked the entire further development of modern culture from architecture to all areas of applied art.Among his top works is the Slavic Epic, a cycle of large-format paintings with which Mucha wanted to summarize the history of the Slavic nation.