Jakub (or Jakob) Schikaneder (February 27, 1855 in

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– November 15, 1924 in Prague) was a painter from Bohemia.

Biography

Jakub (or Jakob) Schikaneder was born to a family of a German customs office clerk in Prague. The family's love of art enabled him to pursue his studies, despite bad economic circumstances. The aspiring painter was an descendant of Urban Schikaneder, the elder brother of librettist Emanuel Schikaneder. After having completed his studies in Prague and Munich (1871–1879), the latter under the guidance of his teacher

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, Schikaneder along with Emanuel Krescenc Liška was involved in the furnishing of the royal box in the National Theatre in Prague. However, this work was lost in a fire in 1881. Following his work in the National Theatre, Schikaneder traveled through Europe, visiting Germany, England, Scotland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and France. From 1891 until 1923 he taught in Prague's Art College. Schikaneder counted amongst those who admired the

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of the end of the 19th century. He died in 1924 and was buried in

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in Prague.Vinohrady Cemeteries
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Work

Schikaneder is known for his soft paintings of the outdoors, often lonely in mood. His paintings often feature poor and outcast figures and "combined neoromantic and naturalist impulses." Other motifs favoured by Schikaneder were autumn and winter, corners and alleyways in the city of Prague and the banks of the

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– often in the early evening light, or cloaked in mist. His first well-known work was the monumental painting ''Repentance of the Lollards'' (2.5m × 4m, lost). The

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held an exhibition of his paintings from May 1998 until January 1999.

Selected works

File:Jakub Schikaneder - The Sad Way.JPG, ''The Sad Way'', 1886/87 File:Jakub Schikaneder - Plecka (1887).jpg, ''Weeder'', 1887 File:Schikaneder.jpg, ''Company on the Terrace'', 1887 File:Jakub Schikaneder - All Souls' Day.jpg, ''All Soul's Day'', 1888 File:Jakub Schikaneder - Murder in the House.JPG, ''Murder in the House'', 1890 File:Jakub Schikaneder - Evening Street - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Evening Street'', 1906 File:Jakub Schikaneder - Vecer v zahrade (1907-9).jpg, ''Evening in the Garden'', 1907–09

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Radio Prague
– extensive Biography
Exhibition
titled "Jakub Schikaneder: Master of moods and melancholic poetry" at

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