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Antonín Chittussi (1 December 1847, Ronov nad Doubravou – 1 May 1891, Prague) was a Czech Impressionist landscape and cityscape painter. == Biography == His father came from a family of merchants who lived in Ferrara and moved to Bohemia during the Napoleonic Wars. After settling in Ronov, he married an innkeeper and later served as Mayor.〔(Brief biography ) @ the Ronova nad Doubravou website〕 At first, Antonín was expected to follow in the family business, but displayed an aptitude for art, which was noticed by his grammar school teachers in Čáslav, so he was sent to Kutná Hora where he studied drawing with František Bohumír Zvěřina. At the age of eighteen, he went to Prague, with the intent to study engineering but, instead, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts. However, he was dissatisfied with the courses being offered and went to Munich instead, but he became tired of their Academic approach. He was called to Vienna for military service, but was able to obtain a deferral, and briefly enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts.〔(Brief Biography ) by Jiří Kocich @ Rodon.〕 Later, he returned to the Academy in Prague to study history painting. In 1876, he participated in a protest by Czech students against Alfred Woltmann, a Professor of art history at the University of Prague, who was accused of German chauvinism, forcing him to flee the lecture hall. Clashes between Czech and German students ensued. After a police investigation and five days in jail, Chittussi and Mikoláš Aleš, who were identified as the ringleaders, were expelled from the Academy.〔(Brief biography ) by Josef Veselý @ Toulky českou minulostí.〕 Afterward, Chittussi supported himself by providing illustrations for ''Česká včela'' (The Czech Bee) and other magazines. This work introduced him to Prague's patriotic social circles and found him a patron in František August Brauner, a member of the Imperial Council. He also befriended Brauner's daughter, Zdenka, an aspiring artist who influenced Chittussi's approach by introducing him to the work of the Barbizon school. In 1877, he and František Ženíšek, a friend from school, opened a studio. It was then that he became primarily interested in landscapes.〔Jan Marius Tomeš, "Antonín Chittussi", Odeon, 1980〕 Following the conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War in 1878, the Austro-Hungarian Army moved in to occupy Bosnia-Herzegovina and, as an army reservist, he was called up and sent to the front.〔 The death and destruction he witnessed had a profound effect on him, which he attempted to work through emotionally by corresponding with Zdenka.〔Vladimir Hellmuth-Brauner, ''Antonín Chittussi ve stycích s Augustou a Zdenkou Braunerovými'' (Relations with August and Zdenka Brauner), Památník národního písemnictví, 1966〕 He was able to make a series of small drawings and watercolors, which he exhibited on his return and, with the help of friends, succeeded in financing a trip to Paris.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antonín Chittussi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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