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Delphi Collected Works of Alphonse Mucha
A Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, Alphonse Mucha is a major exponent of the Art Nouveau style, best known for his distinctly stylised and decorative theatrical posters and advertisements of idealised female figures. His unique and groundbreaking poster designs are among the best-known images of the Belle Époque period. In the latter stages of his career, he returned to his homeland and devoted himself to a series of twenty monumental history paintings, known as ‘The Slav Epic’, depicting the history of all the Slavic peoples of the world. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Mucha’s collected artworks, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* The collected artworks of Alphonse Mucha – over 380 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Mucha’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smartphones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings
* Easily locate the artworks you wish to view
* Special table of contents for the complete ‘Slav Epic’
The Highlights
Portrait of Saints Cyril and Methodius (1887)
Flower (1894)
Gismonda (1895)
La Dame aux Camélias (1896)
The Seasons (1896)
Lorenzaccio (1896)
Zodiac (1896)
Job (1896)
Salon des Cent Exhibition Cover (1897)
The Times of the Day (1899)
Designs for the Pavilion of Bosnia-Herzegovina (1900)
Madonna of the Lilies (1905)
Josephine Crane Bradley as Slavia (1908)
Slav Epic No. 1: Slavs in their Original Homeland (1912)
Slav Epic No. 19: The Abolition of Serfdom in Russia (1914)
Slav Epic No. 20: Apotheosis of the Slavs (1926)
The Artworks
The Collected Artworks
Alphabetical List of Artworks
The Slav Epic in Series Order
* The collected artworks of Alphonse Mucha – over 380 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Mucha’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smartphones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings
* Easily locate the artworks you wish to view
* Special table of contents for the complete ‘Slav Epic’
The Highlights
Portrait of Saints Cyril and Methodius (1887)
Flower (1894)
Gismonda (1895)
La Dame aux Camélias (1896)
The Seasons (1896)
Lorenzaccio (1896)
Zodiac (1896)
Job (1896)
Salon des Cent Exhibition Cover (1897)
The Times of the Day (1899)
Designs for the Pavilion of Bosnia-Herzegovina (1900)
Madonna of the Lilies (1905)
Josephine Crane Bradley as Slavia (1908)
Slav Epic No. 1: Slavs in their Original Homeland (1912)
Slav Epic No. 19: The Abolition of Serfdom in Russia (1914)
Slav Epic No. 20: Apotheosis of the Slavs (1926)
The Artworks
The Collected Artworks
Alphabetical List of Artworks
The Slav Epic in Series Order
426 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 16, 2023
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Peter Russell
284 books79 followersPeter Russell M.A., D.C.S., is a British author of ten books and producer of three films on consciousness, spiritual awakening and their role in the future development of humanity. He has designed and taught personal development programs for businesses, and has remained a popular public speaker.
In 1965 he was awarded an Open Exhibition to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, to study Mathematics. In 1969, he gained a First Class Honours in Theoretical Physics and Experimental Psychology. He then went to Rishikesh, India, where he trained as a teacher of Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In 1971, he gained a post-graduate degree in Computer Science. From 1971 to 1974, he studied for a Ph.D. on the psychophysiology of meditation at Bristol University.
In 1965 he was awarded an Open Exhibition to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, to study Mathematics. In 1969, he gained a First Class Honours in Theoretical Physics and Experimental Psychology. He then went to Rishikesh, India, where he trained as a teacher of Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In 1971, he gained a post-graduate degree in Computer Science. From 1971 to 1974, he studied for a Ph.D. on the psychophysiology of meditation at Bristol University.
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June 6, 2023
I absolutely love Alphonse Mucha's posters and paintings, his women are appealing and attractive but even more than that is his artistic surroundings. His new kind of style and largesse of posters for Sarah Bernhardt was indeed attracting, for seeing the famous actress and selling her show. Mucha's Slavic series is beautifully portrayed and shows his genius for not just popular art of his time but something masterful.
"The chief exponent of the early twentieth century movement of Art Nouveau, Alphonse Mucha was born on 24 July 24 1860 in Ivancice, a small town in southern Moravia, then part of the Austrian Empire. His father was Ondrej Mucha, a court usher, and his mother was Amalie Mala, a miller’s daughter from Budisov. Despite her humble origins, she was well read and before her marriage she had served as a governess to an aristocratic family in Vienna.However, to the six-year-old Mucha, who from a young age was preoccupied with observing the world around him, this fabulous display of the Prussian soldiers in their colourful and resplendent uniforms appeared like a scene from epic literature. Still, a cholera epidemic broke out and this fantastic vision was reduced to a scene of contagion, where countless corpses were thrown into mass graves outside the town. The events of this summer would have a lasting impact on the young Mucha, shaping his view of war and death in his mature masterpieces."
"In 1878 Mucha applied to the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, but he was unsuccessful and was advised to find ‘a different career’ by the Academy. A year later, a newspaper advertisement offered a new opportunity. The Kautsky-Brioschi-Burghardt, a theatre-set company in Vienna, wanted a painter for its workshop. Mucha was immediately offered the position of apprentice scene painter. At the age of nineteen, wishing his family a fond farewell, he set off for the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire."
"After a tragic fire at the Ringtheater in 1881, Mucha’s employers suffered insurmountable losses and so he was left without a job. He decided to try his luck as an artist, taking a train as far north as his remaining money would allow him, reaching Mikulov, a picturesque Moravian town on the border with Austria."
"During the summer months of 1894, four of Mucha’s paintings, which were studies for the illustrations for Scènes et Épisodes de l’Histoire d’Allemagne, were exhibited at the Paris Salon, for which he received an Honourable Mention. Finally, he had received artistic recognition for his work. This in turn would pave the way for the artist to meet someone that would change his life forever. This person was none other than the celebrated Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), an actress that could be likened to a superstar in today’s terminology. By all accounts, she was a gifted performer that was noted for her extraordinary charisma. Bernhardt was one of the first show-business celebrities to use photography and modern media techniques to promote her image to a wider audience. Also, she permitted her name to be used on commercial products, attracting a level of public attention unprecedented for the time."
"The chief exponent of the early twentieth century movement of Art Nouveau, Alphonse Mucha was born on 24 July 24 1860 in Ivancice, a small town in southern Moravia, then part of the Austrian Empire. His father was Ondrej Mucha, a court usher, and his mother was Amalie Mala, a miller’s daughter from Budisov. Despite her humble origins, she was well read and before her marriage she had served as a governess to an aristocratic family in Vienna.However, to the six-year-old Mucha, who from a young age was preoccupied with observing the world around him, this fabulous display of the Prussian soldiers in their colourful and resplendent uniforms appeared like a scene from epic literature. Still, a cholera epidemic broke out and this fantastic vision was reduced to a scene of contagion, where countless corpses were thrown into mass graves outside the town. The events of this summer would have a lasting impact on the young Mucha, shaping his view of war and death in his mature masterpieces."
"In 1878 Mucha applied to the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, but he was unsuccessful and was advised to find ‘a different career’ by the Academy. A year later, a newspaper advertisement offered a new opportunity. The Kautsky-Brioschi-Burghardt, a theatre-set company in Vienna, wanted a painter for its workshop. Mucha was immediately offered the position of apprentice scene painter. At the age of nineteen, wishing his family a fond farewell, he set off for the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire."
"After a tragic fire at the Ringtheater in 1881, Mucha’s employers suffered insurmountable losses and so he was left without a job. He decided to try his luck as an artist, taking a train as far north as his remaining money would allow him, reaching Mikulov, a picturesque Moravian town on the border with Austria."
"During the summer months of 1894, four of Mucha’s paintings, which were studies for the illustrations for Scènes et Épisodes de l’Histoire d’Allemagne, were exhibited at the Paris Salon, for which he received an Honourable Mention. Finally, he had received artistic recognition for his work. This in turn would pave the way for the artist to meet someone that would change his life forever. This person was none other than the celebrated Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), an actress that could be likened to a superstar in today’s terminology. By all accounts, she was a gifted performer that was noted for her extraordinary charisma. Bernhardt was one of the first show-business celebrities to use photography and modern media techniques to promote her image to a wider audience. Also, she permitted her name to be used on commercial products, attracting a level of public attention unprecedented for the time."
September 13, 2025
Great Reading
Wonderful st Exory about a brilliant artist. This material is well worth the time to read. Illustrations are beautiful and presented well.
Wonderful st Exory about a brilliant artist. This material is well worth the time to read. Illustrations are beautiful and presented well.
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