Walenty Wilhelm Wańkowicz ( lt, Valentinas Vankavičius, be, Валенты Ваньковіч; February 14, 1799 in Kałużyce - May 12, 1842 in

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) was a

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painter of Belarusian origin. He studied at the

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, the University of Wilno and the

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(1827–28).Brief biography
@ MEMIM Encyclopedia

Legacy

Wańkowicz is honored in Belarus as one of the most important 19th-century painters of Belarusian origin. There is a monument to him in Minsk. The Vankovich House / Wańkowicz House, the former mansion of the Wańkowicz family, is now a museum in the historical part of

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.The Vankoviches’ House. Culture and Art of the 1st half of the 19th century - About the Museum
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Selected portraits

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(1828) File:Walenty Wankowicz Kobieta układajaca pasjansa 1829.jpg, ''Woman Playing Solitaire'' (1829)

Sources

* M. Domański, ''Walenty Wańkowicz - artysta i przyjaciel Mickiewicza'', "Rota", 1997 nr 4. * Jan Marek Giżycki, ''Materyały do dziejów Akademii Połockiej i szkół od niej zależnych'', 1905

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Legacy

Selected portraits

Sources

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