Felix Jenewein

Felix Jenewein, “The Plague”, Colour Lithograph, 1901, One of Six Plates in a Portfolio with Title Pages and Introduction by Karel B. Mádl.

Subject described by Karel B. Mádl as follows: “The first victims of the plague fall suddenly in the open air, under a ruddy sky, in which hangs ghastly the pale disc of the moon, and moves the threatening tail of the comet. The mighty body of the traveler is struck down as by lightening, and is cut down in deadly convulsions. The strong limbs quiver and are being contorted. Death came down among the people with terrible violence and the witnesses of this visitation are terror stricken. Two figures only suffice to show us the sad, voiceless land, and the painter places us into the midst of the dismay, caused by the plague.”

Felix Jenewein

Paintings by Felix Jenewein

Felix Jenewein (1857-1905) was a Czech painter and illustrator. As a student in Prague at the Vienna Academy, he belonged to the generation of the National Theatre . After his studies, he worked most of his life in Prague as an illustrator and later taught at the Brno University of Technology.

Felix Jenewein created especially vivid historical works, in which he visualized the Nazarene Catholic morality. His artwork was well known in his homeland for its dark realism, particularly in his homeland and was received with great enthusiasm in Vienna. In Kutna Hora, the Galerie Felix Janewein has a collection of his works.