Záboj and Slavoj
In 1857, Mánes began working with the publisher Karel Bellmann, which was to result in a representative illustrated edition modelled on medieval illuminated manuscripts. After two years, however, only a small portion of the drawings was ready for printing. Therefore, in the autumn of 1860 only a torso of the originally intended concept was published, and due to the renewed disputes over the authenticity of the Manuscripts, it did not receive much of a response. The complete edition of Mánes’ work, supplemented by drawings not made into woodcuts, was not published until 1886.
| Subject: | The 19th Century in Us |
| Author: | Mánes, Josef |
| Title: | Záboj and Slavoj |
| Date: | prior to 1860 |
| Technique: | woodcut |
| Dimensions: | 25,4 × 19 cm |
| Origin: | acquired in 1999 |
| Licence: | Free license |
