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WORKS OF ART ON POSTAGE STAMPS - AMÁLIE MÁNESOVÁ : VRBIČANY CASTLE

Catalogue number: 0533 Date of publication: 07.11.2007 Face-value: 22.0 Kč Print sheets: 4 Imprint dimension: 50 x 40 mm Art design: Martin Srb Engraving: Martin Srb

Method of printing: recess print from flat plate in black, yellow, green, blue and red Imprint theme: Amálie Mánesová (1817 – 1883) : Vrbičany Castle, 1846, National Art Gallery in Prague A. Mánesová was born to a family of famous painters. On her father Antonín Mánes' wish she painted mainly landscapes although she tried also figural painting; she was said to have a gift for the latter. She painted also fruit and flower still-lives. She was also an important teacher. She run a special painting and drawing school in Spálená Street in Prague and she also taught pupils from aristocratic families. One of her pupils was Zdenka Braunerová who later became a famous painter. As the eldest of the three children Amálie lived with and supported her brothers Josef and Quido. She joined Josef on his painter's expeditions to the Krkonoše Mountains, to Dresden, to the Hrubá Mountain, she stayed in Vienna and the Austrian Alps. Her paintings gradually became richer in colours. The postage stamp features an engraved version of her painting "Vrbičany Castle" where she stayed as a guest.

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