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Central European painters

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Adolph Menzel

Adolph Menzel (1815–1905) was a German painter and printmaker, regarded as the leading German artist of the second half of the 19th century and known for his Frederick the Great scenes.

Aleksander Gierymski

Aleksander Gierymski, full name Ignacy Aleksander Gierymski, was a Polish painter of Realism and a precursor of Impressionism, born in Warsaw in 1850 and died in Rome in 1901.

Jacek Malczewski

Jacek Malczewski (1854–1929) was a Polish symbolist painter and draftsman, regarded as the father of Polish symbolism and a central figure of the Young Poland movement.

Jan Matejko

Jan Matejko, born Jan Alojzy Matejko, was a Polish painter, 1838 to 1893, who founded Poland's national school of historical painting in Kraków with over 300 canvases.

Josef Mánes

Josef Mánes (1820–1871) was a Czech painter and printmaker from Prague, best known for the calendar plate of the Prague Astronomical Clock and his folkloric works.

József Rippl-Rónai

József Rippl-Rónai (1861–1927) was a Hungarian painter and member of the French post-impressionist group Les Nabis, known for his reduced-palette Paris interiors and brightly colored "corn" paintings.

Károly Ferenczy

Károly Ferenczy (1862–1917) was a Hungarian painter who became a leading figure of the Nagybánya artists' colony, blending French naturalism with Hungarian subjects and helping found modern Hungarian painting.

Károly Lotz

Károly Lotz (Lotz Károly, 1833–1904) was a Hungarian painter of German birth, the leading monumental muralist whose frescoes decorate the Budapest Opera House, National Museum, and Parliament.

Mihály Munkácsy

Mihály Munkácsy (1844–1900), born Michael von Lieb, was a Hungarian realist painter based in Paris, celebrated for genre scenes and large biblical works like Golgotha.

Mikoláš Aleš

Mikoláš Aleš (1852–1913) was a leading Czech painter, illustrator, and decorator who drew on Czech and Slavic history and folk life, winning the 1879 National Theatre competition.

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1853–1919) was a Hungarian painter who began painting at about age 41 after working as a pharmacist, producing around 90 works including The Lonely Cedar.