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AlfonsMariaMucha(Czech:[ˈalfonsˈmuxa] ( listen);24July1860–14July1939),knownasAlphonseMucha,wasaCzechArtNouveau[1]painteranddecorativeartist,knownbestforhisdistinctstyle.Heproducedmanypaintings,illustrations,advertisements,postcards,anddesigns. AlphonseMariaMuchawasborninthetownofIvančice,Moravia(currentlyaregionoftheCzechRepublic).In1871,MuchabecameachoristerattheCathedralofSt.PeterandPaul,Brno,wherehereceivedhissecondaryschooleducation.Itistherethathehadhisfirstrevelation,infrontofther...
Alfons Maria Mucha (Czech: [ˈalfons ˈmuxa] ( listen); 24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), known as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech Art Nouveau[1] painter and decorative artist, known best for his distinct style. He produced many paintings, illustrations, advertisements, postcards, and designs.
Alphonse Maria Mucha was born in the town of Ivančice, Moravia (currently a region of the Czech Republic). In 1871, Mucha became a chorister at the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno, where he received his secondary school education. It is there that he had his first revelation, in front of the richness of Baroque art[2]. During the four years of studying there, he formed a friendship with Leoš Janáček who would become the greatest Czech composer of his generation. Although his singing abilities allowed him to continue his education through high school, currently known as Gymnázium Brno, třída Kapitána Jaroše 14, in the Moravian capital of Brno, drawing had bee...