Early Life, Family and Training Josef Mánes was born on 12 May 1820 in Prague, entering a world where art was a shared language within his own home. He was part of a family deeply rooted in the creative arts. His father, Antonín, provided his first lessons, guiding his young hands as he began to understand the fundamentals of painting. This familial connection to art extended through his siblings, his brother Quido and his sister Amal…