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Karel Škréta

1610–1674Baroque

Portrait of Karel Škréta

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Karel Škréta Šotnovský of Závořice was a Czech painter who worked in the Baroque style. He was mostly a portrait painter and painter of altarpieces. He lived through the Thirty Years' War which caused him some hardships as a Protestant which led him to leave Prague for Saxony and then Italy.

Notable works

Works in the collection

14 works

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