The Slav Epic

Alphonse Mucha working on the cycle in 1920.
Mucha's The Slav Epic in the National Gallery of Prague

The Slav Epic (Czech: Slovanská epopej) is a cycle of 20 large canvases painted by Czech Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha between 1910 and 1928. The cycle depicts the mythology and history of Czechs and other Slavic peoples. In 1928, after finishing his monumental work, Mucha bestowed the cycle upon the city of Prague on the condition that the city build a special pavilion for it.[1][2]

Prior to 2012, the work was a part of the permanent exhibition at the chateau in the town of Moravský Krumlov in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. In 2012, all 20 works were moved and displayed together on the ground floor of the Veletržní Palace until 2016, in an exhibition organized by the National Gallery in Prague (exhibition catalogue: Alphonse Mucha – Slovanská epopej).[3] The works are currently on display back in the town of Moravský Krumlov.[4]

  1. ^ "The Slav Epic". Moravský Krumlov. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference battle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Hnátek, Václav (10 May 2012). "Muchově Epopeji to ve Veletržním paláci až nečekaně sluší". iDnes (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. ^ mucha-epopej.cz. Alfons Mucha - Slovanská epopej. 16 April 2022.