Antiquity the Czech way. Echoes in the art of the 19th and 20th centuries

Abstract

The book examines inspirations of modern (new age) visual arts and partially in architecture too, by ancient art and mythology. It is divided into 14 chapters acording to subjects, stylistic tendencies and cultural-political contexts.

Keywords

• Czech visual arts of 19th and 20th centuries
• Modern art
• Czech lands
• cultural influence (ancient)
• ancient art
• ancient mythology
• artistic inspiration