Photo: Jan Schumpeter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁵

Mikoláš Aleš

Czech painter

Mikoláš Aleš (18 November 1852 – 10 July 1913) was a Czech painter. Aleš is estimated to have had over 5,000 published pictures; he painted for everything from magazines to playing cards to textbooks.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Mikoláš Aleš (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 18, 1852, died Jul 10, 1913.¹

About

His paintings were not publicized too widely outside Bohemia, but many of them are still available, and he is regarded as one of the Czech Republic's greatest artists.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mikoláš Aleš, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Mánes Union of Fine ArtsChair 1887 to 1896¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedAcademy of Fine Arts, Prague³

Career

Occupation: watercolorist, exlibrist, draftsperson, academic painter, illustrator, designer, painter.⁵

1887 to 1896Chair, Mánes Union of Fine Arts⁴

Personal life

BornNov 18, 1852, Mirotice^{6 7}
DiedJul 10, 1913, Vinohrady^{8 9}
CitizenshipCisleithania¹⁰
ResidencePrague, Smíchov, Vinohrady^{11 12}
SpouseMaryna Alšová¹³

Sources

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WikidataMikoláš Aleš on Wikidata
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WikipediaMikoláš Aleš on Wikipedia
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WikidataMikoláš Aleš: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikoláš Aleš: Chair, Mánes Union of Fine Arts, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikoláš Aleš: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikoláš Aleš: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
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WikidataMikoláš Aleš: place of death, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of death, as reported by Collection of Registry Books at Prague City Archives
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WikidataMikoláš Aleš: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikoláš Aleš: residence, on Wikidata
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Wikidataresidence, as reported by Digitized residence applications of the Prague Police Directorate (conscription) 1850–1914
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WikidataMikoláš Aleš: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataMánes Union of Fine Arts, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsMikoláš Aleš photo by Jan Schumpeter, Public domain