Kazimierz Wojniakowski (1771/72 in

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– 1812 in

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) was a Polish painter, illustrator and

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, known primarily for his portraits in the sentimentalist style.

Life and work

He was a pupil of

Marcello Bacciarelli Marcello Bacciarelli (; 16 February 1731 – 5 January 1818) was an Italian-born painter of the late-baroque and Neoclassicism, Neoclassic periods active in Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Biography He was born in Rome, and stud ...

."Wojniakowski, Kazimierz," ''Encyklopedia powszechna PWN'', vol. 4, p. 700. His work as a

portraitist A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face is always predominant. In arts, a portrait may be represented as half body and even full body. If the subject in full body better re ...

was influenced by that of the Austrian painter Josef Grassi (who was living in Warsaw at that time), as exemplified in his 1796 ''Portrait of Izabela Czartoryska, née Fleming''.''Encyklopedia powszechna PWN'', vol. 4, p. 700. Other noteworthy portraits by Wojniakowski include

Tadeusz Kościuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (; 4 or 12 February 174615 October 1817) was a Polish Military engineering, military engineer, statesman, and military leader who then became a national hero in Poland, the United States, Lithuania, and ...

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and

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. He also produced religious works and scenes of contemporary historic events (e.g., ''The

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'', 1806). Notable as well are his drawings from journeys, e.g. in Lublin Province.

Selected works

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File:Wojniakowski Royal Baths Park with a fountain.jpg, Royal Baths Park (fountain) File:Wojniakowski Meeting in the park.jpg, Social Gathering in Royal Baths ( Łazienki) Park File:Wojniakowski Passing of the 3rd of May Constitution.jpg, ''Adoption of the

'' (1806) File:Wojniakowski Royal Baths Park with a statue.jpg, Royal Baths Park (statue)

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* "Wojniakowski, Kazimierz," ''Encyklopedia powszechna PWN'' (PWN Universal Encyclopedia), vol. 4, Warsaw,

Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN (''Polish Scientific Publishers PWN''; until 1991 ''Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe'' - ''National Scientific Publishers PWN'', PWN) is a Polish book publisher, founded in 1951, when it split from the Wydawnictwa Szkolne i ...

, 1976, p. 700. 1771 births 1812 deaths 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian painters 18th-century male artists 19th-century Polish painters Polish portrait painters 19th-century Polish male artists Kościuszko insurgents Polish male painters {{Poland-painter-stub

Life and work

Selected works

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