#mikolas ales

[oldpaintings]

Karlštejnský havran,1882 by Mikoláš Aleš (Czech, 1852--1913)

[triste-le-roy]

Illustration of the Golem of Prague and its creator Rabbi Loew (Judah Loew ben Bezalel) aka Judah Levai aka Judah Allevi (Mikoláš Aleš, 1899).

(via St. Margarets Community Website)

[pateralba]

Mikolas Ales tarafından 1882'de çizilen "Karlstejnsky Kuzgunu" adlı resim.

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Mikolas Ales (via flickr: calypsosspots)

Refugees in the Forest, 1877-78

[shadesandshadows]

  Mural.  Princess Libuse prophesies the future greatness of Prague in Czechoslovakian mythology as part of the Cycle Praha in the National Theater in Prague. 

  This is the work of Mikoláš Aleš, Czech artist, 1852-1913, in collaboration with František Ženišek. Aleš worked mostly in India ink and was an illustrator for magazines and textbooks.

[shadesandshadows]

 At the Grave Divine Warrior, 1881, medium not found, by Mikoláš Aleš, Czechoslovakian, 1852-1913. Aleš is one of Czechoslovakia's greatest artists.

[shadesandshadows]

 Refugees in the Forest, 1877-78, oil on paperboard by Mikoláš Aleš, Czechoslovakian, 1852-1913. National Gallery, Prague.

 Aleš was more celebrated for his paintings after his death. Now he is considered one of Czechoslovakia's greatest artists.

  During his career, he created many illustrations for magazines and textbooks and designed playing cards. He and fellow artist, František Ženišek, decorated the famous foyer of the National Theater in Prague.

[get-to-know-cz]

Mikoláš Aleš (1852 - 1913) was a Czech painter, decorator and illustrator. Aleš is estimated to have had over 5,000 published pictures; he painted for everything from magazines to playing cards to textbooks and buildings. His paintings were not publicized too widely outside Bohemia, but Mikoláš Aleš is regarded as one of the Czech Republic's greatest artists and a classic of the 19th century. Many of his paintings depict events or people from Czech history.

(1) After the battle near Ústí  (2) Prokop Holý and Jan of Rokycany (3) Hussite cavalry (4) Mathias Corvinus and George of Poděbrady (5) Jan Roháč from Dubá (6) Slaugther of Saxons under Hrubá Rock + more here