Jaroslav Čermák (painter)

[1] As a child, Čermák suffered an injury of the hip, and due to subsequent complications he spent a part of his childhood strapped to the bed in a narrow chest.This accident apparently inspired his artistic beginnings, as while in bed, deprived of the possibility of moving, he found an interest in drawing.[1] Histitle family was involved in arts patronage; his mother supported anonymously the renowned Czech writer Božena Němcová.[3] It was Čermák's desire to be a history painter; as he felt that the training in Prague would be insufficient, he traveled to Antwerp, where he studied with Gustave Wappers and Louis Gallait.Many of his paintings depicted scenes from Czech history; he was, however, also interested in subjects from Montenegro and Old Herzegovina, and one of his most famous works is The Wounded Montenegrin.
Čermák, by Jan Vilímek
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