Franciszek Smuglewicz
Franciszek Smuglewicz (Lithuanian: Pranciškus Smuglevičius;[1][2] 6 October 1745 – 18 September 1807) was a Polish-Lithuanian draughtsman and painter. Smuglewicz is considered a progenitor of Lithuanian art in the modern era.[1] He was precursor of historicism in Polish painting. He was also a founder of Vilnius school of art, his most prominent students were Jan Rustem, Jan Krzysztof Damel, Gaspar Borowski and Józef Oleszkiewicz.[3] His father Łukasz Smuglewicz and brother Antoni were also painters.
Biography
Franciszek Smuglewicz was born in Warsaw as son of Łukasz Smuglewicz, who was also a painter,[4] and Regina Olesińska. His mother, Regina Olesińska, was the niece of painter Szymon Czechowicz.[5][4] He made his first steps as a painter in his father and Czechowicz joint workshop in Warsaw. In 1763 Franciszek journeyed to Rome, where he began the study of fine arts under the tutorship of Anton von Maron. He stayed in Rome for 21 years, where he embraced the Neo-Classical style.
In 1765 he received a royal scholarship from the King of Poland
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In 1797 he moved to
In 1801 he painted allegorical ceiling paintings for
A tutor of generations of Polish-Lithuanian painters, Smuglewicz devoted himself to historical paintings in the latter years of his life. He brought to Lithuania classical ideas and views of enlightened classicism. He painted everyday life, and the architecture of Vilnius in a realistic manner. His works helped with the ongoing reconstruction of the
Among the notable surviving works of that period are A Meeting of the
He was buried in Vilnius at Rasos Cemetery (Polish: Cmentarz na Rossie), although the exact location is not known.
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Scythians meeting withDarius, 1785
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Portrait of the Prozor Family, 1789, National Museum in Warsaw
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"Tadeusz Kościuszkotaking the oath", 1797
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84162-228-6.
- ^ ISBN 0-8135-3042-3.
- ^ Ryszkiewicz, Andrzej (1999–2000). "Franciszek Smuglewicz". Polski Słownik Biograficzny (in Polish). Vol. 39. Warszawa-Kraków: Polska Akademia Nauk. pp. 374–378.
- ^ a b Edward Rastawiecki. Słownik malarzów polskich, tudzież obcych w Polsce osiadłych lub czasowo w niéj przebywających. Vol. 2. 1851. p. 171
- ^ Mariusz Karpowicz. "Krakowskie obrazy Szymona Czechowicza". Rocznik Krakowski. Vol. 56 (1990). p. 131
- ^ August von Kotzebue, The Most Remarkable Year in the Life of Augustus von Kotzebue, London,(1802). Vol III, pp. 60, 68 and 80.
Bibliography
Ryszkiewicz, Andrzej (1999–2000). "Franciszek Smuglewicz". Polski Słownik Biograficzny (in Polish). Vol. 39. Warszawa-Kraków: Polska Akademia Nauk. pp. 374–378.