Viktor Barvitius (March 28, 1834 – June 9, 1902) was a Czech painter, influenced primarily by

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and late

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Life and work

In 1864 he graduated from the Prague Academy. His graduate work was a picture of the

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. From 1865 to 1868 lived in Paris, where he studied under

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. In 1860 he returned to Bohemia, then devoted himself to genre painting. He died in

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, aged 68. His older brother was the architect Antonín Viktor Barvitius (1823–1901).Search results for A. V. Barvitius
@ Slavné Stavby Notable works include a portrait of

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(1853), ''Čtvrtek ve Stromovce'' (Thursday in Stromovka) (1860), ''Slavnost ve Hvězdě'' (Festival of the Stars), ''Place de la Concorde'' (1866) and another version of ''Čtvrtek ve Stromovce'' (1885).

Gallery

Image:Viktor Barvitius - nábřeží s koňskými povozy (1867).jpg, Carts on the Waterfront Image:Viktor Barvitius - na květinovém trhu.jpg, At the Flower Market File:Viktor Barvitius Bitva u Kresčaku.jpg, The Battle of Crecy File:Barvitius, Viktor - Ctvrtek ve Stromovce (1885).jpg, Thursday at Stromovka

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1834 births 1902 deaths Painters from Prague Academy of Fine Arts in Prague alumni Painters from Austria-Hungary 19th-century Czech painters Czech male painters 19th-century Czech male artists Burials at Olšany Cemetery {{CzechRepublic-painter-stub