Leon Kapliński
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Leon Henryk Kapliński (1826–1873) was a Polish painter and political activist.
Biography
Born 1826 in Petrykozy not far from
Hotel Lambert and the Czartoryski family, accompanied the Count Witold Czartoryski during his trip to the Balkans and the Near East. Kapliński also edited the periodical Ephémérides Polonaises. He was married to Helena Michalina Hryniewiecka. In 1871 he moved back to Poland, living mostly in Kraków, and died in 1873 in Milosław. He befriended several well-known Polish artists and writers, including Henryk Rodakowski
, Jan Matejka, and Cyprian Kamil Norwid.
Kapliński studied art in Poland and later in Paris. His first known works are copies of paintings by famous
Wisla
).
His great-nephew was Estonian poet, philosopher, and culture critic Jaan Kaplinski.[3]
Selected paintings
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Wacław and his Sword-Bearer; illustration from Maria by Antoni Malczewski -
Political activist, Jan Kanty Działyński (1829-1880) -
References
- ^ "Julia Anna Grabowska h. Wł".
- ISBN 9788308034965.
- ^ Kaplinski, Jaan. "Doc k ument Discovering my Frankist Roots".
Further reading
- Łukasz Krzywka (1994). Sztuk-mistrz polski Leon Kaplinski (1826-1873). Wroclaw: Uniwersytet Wroclawski.
External links
Media related to Leon Kapliński at Wikimedia Commons
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