Karel Purkyně [SEP] place of death
Karel Purkyně
Karel Purkyně (15 March 1834, Wrocław – 5 April 1868, Prague) was a painter in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was one of the most prominent proponents of realism in Czech art in the second half of the 19th century.
Biography.
He was the son of the physiologist and anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně, and developed an interest in art while still young. Early influences included the Baroque painters Karel Škréta and Petr Brandl and the paintings of the Dutch Golden Age. He spent a
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- Vojtěch Volavka, "Karel Purkyně" (exhibition catalog), Malá galerie 1962
- Olga Macková, "Karel Purkyně 1834-1868: Souborná výstava díla" (a comprehensive exhibition), Národní galerie, 1962
External links.
- Karel Purkyně @ abART
- "Karel Purkyně: Podobizna kováře Jecha" (Portrait of a Blacksmith) a video from Česká televize