Michał Stachowicz

Michał Stachowicz (14 August 1768, in Kraków – 26 March 1825, in Kraków) was a Polish painter and graphic artist in the Romantic style.

Biography

His father was a printer, bookbinder and bookseller. In 1782, he was enrolled in classes at the Painter's Guild, where he studied with Franciszek Ignacy Molitor [pl], a Czech painter working at the Royal Court, and Kazimierz Mołodziński (?–1795), a religious painter. In 1787, he became a Master in the guild.^[1] From 1817 until his death, he was a teacher at Saint Barbara's gymnasium and, for many years, was a member of the Kraków Scientific Society.^[2] He died at his home and was buried at Rakowicki Cemetery.

In 1816, he received a major commission from Bishop

Collegium Maius depicting the history of the Jagiellonian University.^[1]

His best known works depicted contemporary historical events, many of which he witnessed, such as "

lithographer and illustrated the Monumenta regum Poloniae Cracoviensia (Tombs of the Kings of Poland in Kraków).^[2]