František Čermák (5 September 1822,

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– 4 May 1884, Prague) was a Czech painter, art professor and rector at the

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. He is primarily known for historical

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scenes.

Life and work

From 1837 to 1842, he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts with Christian Ruben and

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. This was followed by several study trips to Germany, Italy,

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, France and Belgium. He then spent a year studying

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with

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, after which he found a position in the studios of

Thomas Couture Thomas Couture (; 21 December 1815 – 30 March 1879) was a French history painter and teacher. He taught many notable contemporary figures of the art world, such as Édouard Manet, Henri Fantin-Latour, John La Farge, Pierre Puvis de Chava ...

in Paris. When he returned to Prague, he was a professor at the Academy from 1878 until his death; serving as Rector for the years 1881-1882. He was also a member of the creative artists' forum Umělecká beseda (roughly: Artistic discussion/words). His best-known students included

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, ,

Karel Vítězslav Mašek Karel Vítězslav Mašek (1 September 1865, Prague - 24 July 1927, Prague) was a Czech painter, architect, illustrator and art professor. Life He studied briefly at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague with Antonín Lhota then, in 1884, transfe ...

, František Dvořák,

Luděk Marold Luděk Alois Marold (7 August 1865, Prague – 1 December 1898, Prague) was a Czech painter and illustrator, best known for his panorama depicting the Battle of Lipany. It is the largest painting in the Czech Republic and currently has its own pav ...

and Vojtěch Bartoněk. He was heavily influenced by French/Belgian historical painting and produced numerous canvases designed to revive interest in Czech history. He also created altar paintings and scenes from his travels in Dalmatia.

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Informační systém abART: Čermák František

Galerie Marold: Čermák František (1822–1884)

Patrik Šimon galerie: František Čermák
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Life and work

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