Karel Benedík

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Karel Benedík (6 November 1923 in Kozojídky – 17 January 1997 in Veselí nad Moravou) was a Czech painter and restorer.{{cite book|title=Slovník českých a slovenských výtvarných umělcu̇: 1950-1997|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6OfAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=25 October 2011|year=1998|publisher=Výtvarné Centrum Chagall|page=131}}{{cite book|author=Vlastivědný ústav v Olomouci|title=Zprávy Vlastivědného ústavu v Olomouci|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jLbuAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=25 October 2011|year=1978|publisher=Ústav}} He first trained as a painter, then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, and focused on restoration work. He painted landscapes, portraits and also showed an interest in Moravian folk costumes.

His restoration work includes a triptych ceiling in the hall of Kroměříž Castle, frescoes in the library and the refectory of the Hradisko Monastery, wall painting in a pharmacy in Uherské Hradiště and three altarpieces in the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Kokory.