Józef Peszka
Józef Peszka (19 February 1767, in Kraków – 14 September 1831, in Kraków) was a Polish painter and art professor; known mostly for his portraits and watercolor landscapes.
Biography
His first drawing lessons were with Dominik Oesterreicher , an Austrian painter living in Kraków. He then studied painting in Warsaw with Franciszek Smuglewicz.[1] After doing a portrait of Hugo Kołłątaj, he was introduced to members of the Great Sejm and earned a commission to do portraits of other prominent political figures; work which kept him occupied until 1792.[2]
After that, until 1812, he took numerous trips throughout
Niasvizh where he served as a court painter to Prince Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł.[2]
In 1813, he returned to Kraków and taught art at the
School of Fine Arts and became a Professor there. In 1831, a few months before his death, he was named Director.[2] During that time, he concentrated on painting portraits; mostly of military heroes, wealthy businessmen and their families and figures of the Polish Enlightenment
. He also did some historical scenes, which show the influence of Smuglewicz, and some scenes from Classical mythology.
Selected paintings
References
- ^ a b c Brief biography and list of works from the Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich @ German WikiSource.
- ^ a b c Brief biography @ Sztuka Zaprasza.
External links
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- Paintings by Peszka[National Museum, Kraków