Josef Matyáš Trenkwald

In 1852, he moved to the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and illustrated the Book of Songs by Heinrich Heine.

He is best known for his large canvases Leopold the Glorious enters Vienna on his return from the Cross campaign (1872), Thomas Munzer, King Enzo, etc.

In addition, Trenkwald created frescoes in several Vienna and Prague churches.

Together with Karel Svoboda and Antonín Lhota, he decorated the "Belvedere Queen Anne" (a royal summer palace) with scenes from Czech history.

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Josef Matyáš Trenkwald. Drawing by Jan Vilímek (1887)