Kanuty Rusiecki
Kanuty Rusiecki | |
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Vilna, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire |
Kanuty Rusiecki (Lithuanian: Kanutas Ruseckas; 1800–1860) was a Lithuanian painter.
Biography
He was born into an impoverished noble Lithuanian family in Lithuania and his father was a magistrate. He is said to have displayed his artistic talent at an early age, making impromptu models in wax. In 1816, he began his studies at the
With letters of recommendation and his father's financial support (and following a secret marriage), he went to Paris and enrolled at the
Beginning in 1831, he gave private drawing lessons in Vilnius. Three years later, he became a Professor at the "Wileński Instytut Szlachecki" (institute for the nobility) and taught there until his death.
Most of his canvases were in private collections that have been dispersed and are now difficult to trace. Although fairly numerous, all but a few of his known paintings are those that were left in his studio at the time of his death. They were preserved by his son Bolesław, who was also a painter, and later bequeathed to various museums in Poland, Lithuania and what is now Belarus.[2]
References
Further reading
- Kanuty Rusiecki by Walenty Wańkowicz @ Archivum
- Malarstwo Polskie w zbiorach za granicą, Stefania Krzysztofowicz-Kozakowska, Wydawnictwo Kluszczyński, 2003, ISBN 83-88080-85-7
External links
- "Italija Lietuvos dailininkų gyvenime" (Lithuanian Artists Lives in Italy) by Marius Vyšniauskas @ Kamane (scroll down for Rusiecki)
- Belarus: Official website: "Kanuty Rusiecki’s works to go on display at Mir Castle"