Karel Škréta
Karel Škréta | |
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Self portrait (1647) | |
| Born | Karel Škréta Šotnovský ze Závořic 1610 |
| Died | 30 July 1674 (aged 63–64) |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Saint Martin dividing his cloak with a beggar (1645) |
| Movement | Baroque |
Karel Škréta Šotnovský of Závořice (Czech: Karel Škréta Šotnovský ze Závořic; 1610 – 30 July 1674) was a Czech portrait painter who worked in the Baroque style. He lived through the Thirty Years' War which caused him some hardships as a Protestant which led him to leave Prague for Saxony and then Italy.