Antonín Mánes was a Czech

Czech people

Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...

 painter. The only pupil of Austrian painter Karl Postl

Karl Postl (painter)

Karl Postl was an Austrian painter who had a career in Prague during the early 19th century. An instructor at the Prague Academy, he also served as a scene painter for the Estates Theatre. Most of his work was in the field of graphic design, but a few paintings by his hand exist; some are in the...

, he was active as a landscapist. He was much influenced by painters of the Dutch Golden Age

Dutch Golden Age

The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...

, such as Jacob van Ruisdael; he was also exposed to the work of Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich was a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation. He is best known for his mid-period allegorical landscapes which typically feature contemplative figures silhouetted against night skies, morning...

 and Johan Christian Clausen-Dahl, which later informed his own as well. Mánes was the brother of painter Václav Mánes

Václav Mánes

Václav Mánes was a Czech painter. He was the brother of Antonín Mánes and uncle of Quido and Josef Mánes and Amalie Mánesová, all of whom were also painters. Some of his work may today be seen in the collections of the National Gallery in Prague. Little is known of him; even the date of his...

; his sons Josef

Josef Mánes

Josef Mánes was a Czech painter.He was taught by his father, Antonín Mánes , who was a landscape painter and the professor of arts; in addition, he was the nephew of Václav Mánes, and brother of Quido Mánes and Amalie Mánesová, all of whom were also painters...

 and Quido

Quido Mánes

Quido Mánes was a Czech painter. He was the son of Antonín Mánes, nephew of Václav Mánes, and brother of Josef Mánes and Amalie Mánesová, all of whom were also painters. Some of his work may today be seen in the collections of the National Gallery in Prague.-Reference:*Naděžda Blažíčková-Horová,...

 also became painters, as did his daughter Amalie Mánesová

Amalie Mánesová

Amalie Mánesová was a Czech painter. She was the daughter of Antonín Mánes, niece of Václav Mánes, and sister of Josef and Quido Mánes, all of whom were also painters. Some of her work may today be seen in the collections of the National Gallery in Prague.-Reference:*Naděžda Blažíčková-Horová, ed...

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Notable works

• Alej (1822–1823)
• Pohled na Bubeneč (1825)
• Krajina se zříceninou chrámu (1827–1828)
• Skalnatý kraj
• Měsíční noci
• Cyklus Musica
• Oldřich a Božena
• Soumrak
• V. Čudová
• Liptovský gazda
• M. Kurincová
• Políbení
• Uvítání hosta na zámku
• V létě

Reference

• Naděžda Blažíčková-Horová, ed. 19th-Century Art in Bohemia: (1790–1910) - Painting, Sculpture, Decorative Arts. Prague; National Gallery in Prague, 2009.