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Jan Feliks Piwarski
Jan Feliks Piwarski – (20 November 1794, Puławy – 17 December 1859, Warsaw) was a Polish painter, curator, writer and graphic artist; one of the earliest lithographers in Poland. Biography He came from a family of craftsmen and studied painting with Józef Richter (1780-1837). In 1816, he moved to Warsaw, where he took employment as a clerk for the "Komisji Sprawiedliwości" (Justice Committee).Brief biography by Ewa Micke-Broniarek @ Culture.pl. Two years later, he was appointed Curator of the print collection at the University of Warsaw and, shortly after, became Secretary of the University Library. He would hold both of these positions until the University was closed by the Russian authorities in 1832. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józef Szermentowski
Józef Szermentowski, or Szermętowski (16 February 1833 – 6 September 1876), was a Polish landscape painter, influenced by the Barbizon School. Biography At first, for reasons that are unclear, he lived with his aunt, the abbess of the local monastery. It was there he first displayed a talent for drawing. Later, he was noticed by the art collector, and went to live with him in Kielce.Brief biography @ Antyki-Polska. It was there he met , who gave him his first drawing lessons and helped convince his father to let him pursue a career in art. With some assistance from Zieliński, he enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw, which he attended f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Puławy
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Polish Curators
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19th-century Lithographers
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1859 Deaths
Events January–March * January 21 – José Mariano Salas (1797–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * January 24 ( O. S.) – Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Romania since 1866, final unification takes place on December 1, 1918; Transylvania and other regions are still missing at that time). * January 28 – The city of Olympia is incorporated in the Washington Territory of the United States of America. * February 2 – Miguel Miramón (1832–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * February 4 – German scholar Constantin von Tischendorf rediscovers the ''Codex Sinaiticus'', a 4th-century uncial manuscript of the Greek Bible, in Saint Catherine's Monastery on the foot of Mount Sinai, in the Khedivate of Egypt. * February 14 – Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state. * February 12 – The Mekteb-i Mülkiye School is founded in the Ottoman Empire. * February 17 – French naval forces under Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1794 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – The Stibo Group is founded by Niels Lund as a printing company in Aarhus (Denmark). * January 13 – The U.S. Congress enacts a law providing for, effective May 1, 1795, a United States flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes, in recognition of the recent admission of Vermont and Kentucky as the 14th and 15th states. A subsequent act restores the number of stripes to 13, but provides for additional stars upon the admission of each additional state. * January 21 – King George III of Great Britain delivers the speech opening Parliament and recommends a continuation of Britain's war with France. * February 4 – French Revolution: The National Convention of the French First Republic abolishes slavery. * February 8 – Wreck of the Ten Sail on Grand Cayman. * February 11 – The first session of the United States Senate is open to the public. * March 4 – The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zygmunt Vogel
Zygmunt Vogel (15 June 1764, Wołczyn – 20 April 1826, Warsaw) was a Polish illustrator, educator, and painter in the classical style. He was sometimes called ''Ptaszek'' (Polish for "Bird"): a reference to his name (which means "bird" in German) and to the many years that he traveled almost continuously. Biography His father was a chef for Prince Michał Fryderyk Czartoryski and died while Zygmunt was still a small child. After that, he and his mother came under the care of the Prince. When he was older, he was sent to Warsaw to study science with the aim of becoming an architect. At the age of sixteen, however, Stanisław Potocki (who had just returned from Rome and would later become a prominent art collector) introduced him to the works of Bernardo Bellotto. Vogel decided that he would rather be a cityscape painter. He was admitted to the Royal School of Painting, under the direction of Marcello Bacciarelli. At first, he created works in Bellotto's style, on commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opatów
Opatów (; yi, אַפּטאַ, אַפּט) is a town in southeastern Poland, within Opatów County in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy Cross Province). Historically, it was part of a greater region called Lesser Poland. In 2012 the population was 6,658. Opatów is located among the hills of Lesser Polish Upland, with the Opatówka river dividing the town into two parts. Tourist attractions include a 12th-century Collegiate Church of St. Martin, 15th-century baroque Bernardine monastery, 16th-century city gate and town hall as well as several other notable buildings. The town marks the intersection of two main roads - European route E371, and national road nr 74 (Piotrków Trybunalski – Hrubieszów). Opatów, however, has no rail connection. Nearest station is at Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, away. History In the Middle Ages, Opatów was a settlement on the Opatówka River, in an area of forests and lakes. It was founded as a stronghold of the early Polish state in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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