In 1902, Mucha was commissioned to decorate a church in Jerusalem dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Shown here is the final version of Madonna of the Lilies, one of the murals for the church.

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Who's seen this poster at our current exhibition ?

The large format poster shows a woman with a wreath of poppies, wheat and hops in her hair holding a pint of beer.

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Have you ever seen a more beautiful advert for baby food? It’s difficult to imagine that these images are the precursors to modern advertising. What other famous brands, that are still current today, did Mucha create adverts for?

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Woman with a Burning Candle, 1933

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Images:
Easter posters by and
The 1943 poster of FDR's Four Freedoms, a composite of four artworks by
And, "Madonna of the Lilies" by

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Defense of Sziget against the Turks, 1914

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Click on this to see the full thing as Twitter isn't doing the no-crop thing for me right now! Here's some detail closeups!

https://t.co/TsxybVbU31

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How do you create an icon? Through his work with Sarah Bernhardt, Mucha became something of an expert. He immortalised the ‘divine’ image of the actress, consolidating her iconic status.

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Finally working on my piece again. Alot of details still to do, as well as texture...ok yeah there's still a metric tonne of work to do 😅

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