Karel Benedík (6 November 1923 in
Kozojídky – 17 January 1997 in
Veselí nad Moravou
Veselí nad Moravou (, ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
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) was a
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painter and restorer.
He first trained as a painter, then studied at the
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
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History
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, and focused on restoration work. He painted landscapes, portraits and also showed an interest in Moravian folk costumes.
His restoration work includes a triptych ceiling in the hall of
Kroměříž Castle
Kroměříž Castle ( or ''Arcibiskupský zámek'', ) is a castle in Kroměříž in the Czech Republic. It used to be the principal residence of the bishops and (from 1777) archbishops of Olomouc. UNESCO listed the gardens and castle as a World He ...
, frescoes in the library and the refectory of the
Hradisko Monastery
Hradisko Monastery or Monastery Hradisko (Czech language: ''Klášter Hradisko'' or ''Klášterní Hradisko'', or simply ''Hradiště''; colloquially also: ''Moravský Escorial'', English: ''Castle Monastery'' or ''Hillfort Monastery'') is a f ...
, wall painting in a pharmacy in
Uherské Hradiště
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and three altarpieces in the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in
Kokory
Kokory is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Kokory lies approximately north-west of Přerov, south-east of Olomouc, and east of Prague
Prague ( ; ...
.
See also
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List of Czech painters
This is a list of Czech painters. According to Czech Radio, the most famous Czech painters are Václav Brožík, Josef Čapek, František Kupka, Josef Lada, Josef Mánes, Alphonse Mucha, Jakub Schikaneder, Antonín Slavíček, Toyen and Jan ...
References
Further reading
*Surá, Anna:
O malířích Slovácka před Uprkou a po něm''
Masaryk University
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,
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
, p. 34 - 36.
*Pelikán, Jaroslav; Trachulec Vít: Karel Benedík.
Veselí nad Moravou
Veselí nad Moravou (, ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Administrative division
Veselí nad Mor ...
1998.
*Mička, Antonín: ''Kozojídky vzdaly hold svému rodákovi'' (Malovaný kraj 40, 2004, No 1., p. 13.
1923 births
1997 deaths
People from Hodonín District
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague alumni
20th-century Czech painters
20th-century Czech male artists
Czech male painters
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