Author name: Alphonse Maria Mucha.
(1860, Ivancice, Moravia [Czech Republic] -1939, Prague, Czech Republic). He was a prominent figure of the Art Nouveau Movement. Although most famous for his posters and paintings, Mucha worked in a variety of media, including jewelry, textiles, furniture, sculpture, and stage sets. In 1890 he moved to Paris. In 1910 he returned to his homeland, and during this time he worked on his most famous work, The Slav Epic, which consisted of 20 paintings that featured major points in Czech history and of other Slavic countries. In 1939 Mucha was arrested by the Gestapo at the onset of World War II and was released.