Józef Mehoffer

Józef Mehoffer (19 March 1869 – 8 July 1946) was a Polish painter and decorative artist, one of the leading artists of the Young Poland movement and one of the most revered Polish artists of his time.^[1]

Mehoffer was born in

Mehoffer explored various media further throughout his career to include a range of applied arts in his projects. He manufactured a multiplicity of book covers, ornaments and posters. Mehoffer – aside from his versatility in studio art – became known for his frescoes often reminiscent of medieval art. He frequently collaborated with Stanisław Wyspiański and Jan Matejko. He died in Wadowice.

In September 1899, Mehoffer married Jadwiga Janakowska, whom he had met five years earlier in Paris.^[2] They had a son, Zbigniew (1900–1985).^[3] Janakowska was the artist's muse and frequently posed for his portrait paintings.^[2]

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  Strange Garden (1902–1903),

  National Museum in Warsaw
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  Portrait of Wife (1904),

  National Museum in Kraków
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  Sun in May (1911)
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  Vita somnium breve,

  stained-glass

  , 1895, National Museum in Kraków
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  Interior of the Holy Cross Chapel, Wawel
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  Stained-glass in Fribourg Cathedral
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  Window of the Three Magi in Fribourg, Switzerland
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  Window of martyrs in Fribourg, Switzerland
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  100 złotych, 1934, issued by the Bank of Poland
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  Cathedral in Turek

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