The Slav Epic (Czech: Slovanská epopej) is a cycle of 20 large canvases painted by Czech Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha between 1910 and 1928. The...
19 KB (1,324 words) - 14:12, 5 September 2024
Alphonse Mucha (category Pages using the Phonos extension)
known as The Slav Epic, depicting the history of all the Slavic peoples of the world, which he painted between 1912 and 1926. In 1928, on the 10th anniversary...
53 KB (6,951 words) - 23:05, 31 August 2024
followed in the footsteps of her father: she assisted in the creation of the Slav Epic by mixing colours and tracing detail studies onto the giant canvases...
3 KB (293 words) - 08:21, 6 February 2024
examples of the many iconic images for which he is famous. The list does not include all of Mucha's 1910-1928 series The Slav Epic. John Price, The Celebration...
5 KB (79 words) - 07:35, 21 September 2023
Slavic paganism (redirect from Mythology of the Czech Republic)
is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th...
72 KB (9,083 words) - 13:20, 8 September 2024
National Gallery Prague (category 1796 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy)
and 21st-century art, the National Gallery's largest collection. Since 2012 Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic has been on display here. The international collection...
11 KB (882 words) - 21:59, 1 September 2024
Battle of Vítkov Hill (category Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire)
The Battle of Vítkov Hill was a part of the Hussite Wars. The battle pitted the forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, against Hussite forces under...
10 KB (924 words) - 23:19, 3 September 2024
Moravský Krumlov (category Cities and towns in the Czech Republic)
the late 18th century. Until 2011, the castle was home to the series of paintings by Alphonse Mucha known as The Slav Epic. Since 2021, The Slav Epic...
12 KB (1,127 words) - 23:24, 31 August 2024
Czech Republic (redirect from The Czech Republic)
canvases named the Slav Epic, which depicts the history of Czechs and other Slavs. As of 2012[update], it can be seen in the Veletržní Palace of the National...
175 KB (16,038 words) - 23:00, 31 August 2024
Simeon I of Bulgaria (redirect from Simeon the Great)
Samokovliev stars in the part of Simeon. The painting, "The Bulgarian Tsar Simeon" is part of the 20-canvas work by Alfons Mucha, The Slav Epic. The last Bulgarian...
58 KB (6,171 words) - 16:16, 1 September 2024
Utraquism (category Articles incorporating a citation from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia with Wikisource reference)
the bread alone) should be administered to the laity during the celebration of the Eucharist. It was a principal dogma of the Hussites and one of the...
7 KB (797 words) - 09:17, 16 July 2024
battle at the same location After the Battle of Grunwald, a painting in The Slav Epic This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Battle...
418 bytes (86 words) - 12:43, 15 July 2019
Petr Chelčický (category Writers of the Moravian Church)
libertarianism Christian pacifism Nonviolence The Slav Epic (Painting: Petr Chelčický at Vodňany: Do not repay evil with evil) The name may also be seen as Petr Chelcicky...
20 KB (2,219 words) - 23:06, 31 August 2024
Bulgaria (redirect from The Republic of Bulgaria)
settled by the early Slavs. The Bulgars, led by Asparuh, attacked from the lands of Old Great Bulgaria and permanently invaded the Balkans in the late 7th...
243 KB (20,086 words) - 16:13, 1 September 2024
Old Church Slavonic (category Languages attested from the 9th century)
Slavonic (/sləˈvɒnɪk, slæˈvɒn-/ slə-VON-ik, slav-ON-) is the first Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine missionaries Saints...
112 KB (11,992 words) - 20:24, 18 August 2024
municipality and situated on the highest point in the city overlooking the Vardar River. The fortress is depicted on the coat of arms of Skopje, which...
16 KB (1,695 words) - 22:27, 25 August 2024
Emancipation reform of 1861 (redirect from Emancipation of the Serfs)
reform of 1861") was the first and most important of the liberal reforms enacted during the reign of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. The reform effectively...
23 KB (2,923 words) - 02:08, 12 August 2024
Czechs (redirect from People of the Czech Republic)
among others. The Czech ethnic group is part of the West Slavic subgroup of the larger Slavic ethno-linguistical group. The West Slavs have their origin...
77 KB (6,927 words) - 23:05, 31 August 2024
Hussite Wars (category Articles incorporating a citation from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia with Wikisource reference)
Drahonice German Peasants' War Schmalkaldic War The Slav Epic (Painting: "The meeting at Křížky: Sub utraque") The Hussite movement was formed by pilgrims and...
50 KB (5,640 words) - 07:25, 10 September 2024
Nikola IV Zrinski (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the New International Encyclopedia)
from his The Slav Epic cycle. By the imperial resolution of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria on 28 February 1863, Zrinski was included in the list of...
43 KB (4,570 words) - 12:35, 17 June 2024
cultivation of their vineyards....He also tells us that nearly half the monasteries are Slav or Albanian. As Serbian he instances Docheiariou, Grigoriou, Ayiou...
69 KB (6,571 words) - 08:15, 8 September 2024
George of Poděbrady (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference)
Podiebrad), was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the Hussites, but moderate and tolerant toward the Catholic faith...
15 KB (1,727 words) - 07:40, 20 August 2024
Jan Hus (category Pages using the Phonos extension)
Preaching at the Bethlehem Chapel: Truth prevails, 1916; part of the 20-painting work, The Slav Epic Bethlehem Chapel (exterior) in Prague Bethlehem Chapel (interior)...
60 KB (7,350 words) - 23:04, 31 August 2024
Ottokar II of Bohemia (redirect from Ottokar the Great)
the Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until his death in 1278. He also held the titles...
22 KB (2,557 words) - 03:10, 25 August 2024
more serious historical painting, a cycle of large-scale works called The Slav Epic. Examples of work by Alphonse Mucha Gismonda (1894) Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile...
21 KB (2,552 words) - 19:59, 15 May 2023
Charles Richard Crane (category Ambassadors of the United States to China)
to lecture at the University of Chicago. After meeting Masaryk, he became interested in Slavic nationalism and sponsored The Slav Epic paintings by Alphonse...
14 KB (1,643 words) - 04:01, 2 May 2024
Battle of Grunwald (category Battles of the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War)
historiography, the Battle of Grunwald was styled as an ethnic struggle between Slavs and Germanics. The Teutonic Order was portrayed as the medieval forerunners...
75 KB (8,069 words) - 12:32, 10 September 2024
Trade Fair Palace (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
completion. In 1928, the palace was ceremonially inaugurated with the first public showing of the complete Slav Epic by Alfons Mucha. The paintings, 20 large...
9 KB (959 words) - 14:08, 5 September 2024
expires, it enters the public domain. The following is a list of works that entered the public domain in 2010. Since laws vary globally, the copyright status...
15 KB (388 words) - 17:52, 21 September 2023
John Amos Comenius (redirect from The teacher of nations)
considered the father of modern education. He served as the last bishop of the Unity of the Brethren before becoming a religious refugee and one of the earliest...
39 KB (4,278 words) - 22:52, 10 July 2024