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August 26, 2012

Alfons Mucha - The Slav Epic

One of the most amazing moments of my life was to see cycle called The Slav Epic by artist Alfons Mucha.
20 large canvases painted between 1910 and 1928 picture the beautiful and fierceful history of my nation.




Slavs in their Original Homeland / Slované v pravlasti
Between the Turanian Whip and the sword of the Goths
8,10 x 6,10 m

The Celebration of Svantovit / Slavnost Svantovítova
When Gods Are at War, Salvation is in the Arts
8,10 x 6,10 m

The Introduction of the Slavonic Liturgy / Zavedení slovanské liturgie
Praise the Lord in Your Native Tongue
8,10 x 6,10 m

The Bulgarian Tsar Simeon / Car Simeon
The Morning Star of Slavonic Literature
4,80 x 4,05 m

The Czech King Přemysl Otakar II / Svaz slovanských dynastů
The Union of Slavic Dynasties
4,80 x 4,05 m

The Coronation of the Serbian Tsar Stefan Dušan as East Roman Emperor
The Slavic Code of Law
4,05 x 4,80 m

Jan Milíč of Kroměříž / Milíč z Kroměříže
A Brothel Converted to a Convent
4,05 x 6,20 m

Master Jan Hus Preaching at the Bethlehem Chapel
Truth Prevails
8,10 x 6,10 m

The Meeting at Křížky / Schůzka na Křížkách
Sub Utraque
4,05 x 6,20 m

After the Battle of Grunwald / Po bitvě u Grunwaldu
The Solidarity of the Northern Slavs
6,10 x 4,05 m

After the Battle of Vítkov Hill / Po bitvě na Vítkově
God Represents Truth, Not Power
4,80 x 4,05 m

Petr Chelčický at Vodňany / Petr Chelčický
Do Not Repay Evil with Evil
6,20 x 4,05 m

The Hussite King Jiří of Poděbrady / Jiří z Poděbrad a z Kunštátu
Treaties Are to Be Observed
4,80 x 4,05 m

Defense of Sziget against the Turks by Nicholas Zrinsky
The Shield of Christendom
8,10 x 6,10 m

The Printing of the Bible of Kralice in Ivančice / Bratrská škola v Ivančicích
God Gave Us a Gift of Language
8,10 x 6,10 m

The Last days of Jan Amos Komenský in Naarden / Jan Ámos Komenský
A Flicker of Hope
6,20 x 4,05 m

Holy Mount Athos / Mont Athos Svatá hora
Sheltering the Oldest Orthodox Literary Treasures
4,80 x 4,05 m

The Oath of Omladina Under the Slavic Linden Tree
The Slavic Revival

4,80 x 4,05 m

The Abolition of Serfdom in Russia / Zrušení nevolnictví na Rusi
Work in Freedom is the Foundation of a State
8,10 x 6,10 m

Apotheosis of the Slavs / Apoteóza z dějin Slovanstva
Slavs for Humanity
4,05 x 4,80 m