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Josef Sudek (1896-1976)
One of the world's best photographers. In his works the subjective and objective points of view are intermixed. His fragile
and pellucid photographs present, in afascinating manner, the harmonious beauty of everyday objects, nature and human life.
Alphonse Mucha (1860-1944)
A Czech painter based in Paris whose pictures in "Art Nouveau" style were so successful that the movement was originally
called the "Mucha style". He is best known for his theatre posters of Sarah Bernhardt; he also designed many costumes
for this actress.
Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
A major figure in modern European music. In his works Janacek was inspired by Czech folk music while at the same time he became
one of the first composers to abandon the traditional tonal major-minor system. The operas "Jenufa" and "Katya
Kabanova" are among his best compositions. Another famous work of his is an orchestral rhapsody "Taras Bulba".
Antonin Dvorak
Bedrich Smetana
Bohumil Martinu
Ema Destinova
Rafael Kubelik
Frantisek Kupka (prukopnik abstrakce)
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