F-151 Alfons Mucha

(*24. 7. 1860 - †14. 7. 1939) A brilliant painter and native of Ivančice who became a symbol of a new European art form, art nouveau. He literally became famous overnight with a poster of the French actress S. Bernhardt. He won over the world with his posters, wonderful graphic art and frescoes. His life’s work was the Slav Epic, a cycle of 20 enormous canvasses, to which he devoted 18 years of his life.