Szymon Czechowicz
Szymon Czechowicz | |
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Born | before 22 July 1689 |
Died | 21 July 1775 |
Nationality | Polish |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Baroque |
Patron(s) | Franciszek Maksymilian Ossoliński |
Szymon Czechowicz (July 1689 – 21 July 1775) was a prominent Polish painter of the Baroque, considered one of the most accomplished painters of 18th century sacral painting in Poland. He specialized in sublime effigies of painted figures.[1] His establishment of a school of painting gives him a great influence on Polish art.[2]
Life and professional career
Initially trained by the court painter of Franciszek Maksymilian Ossoliński, in 1711 he went to Rome, where was admitted to Accademia di San Luca. His tutor was Benedetto Luti.[3] During his apprenticeship in Rome he practiced copying works of famous artists, such as Raphael (designs of tapestries), Guido Reni (Crucifixion, today in the St. Stanisław's Church in Rome; Massacre of the Innocents, Lviv Gallery of Art), Peter Paul Rubens (Christ among the Pharisees), Federico Barocci (Deposition, Lviv Gallery of Art). In 1716 he was awarded by the Accademia for two of his drawings, Samson vanquishing the lion and Victorious return from the expedition.[3] While still in Rome he painted some altar paintings for churches in Poland – Vision of St. Anthony, The Descent from the Cross, Protection of the Mother of God over Kraków for the Piarists Church in Kraków (1729), and Assumption of the Virgin Mary for the Cathedral in Kielce (1730).[3]
In 1731 he went back to Poland, where in Warsaw he competed with Johann Samuel Mock to get the position of court painter of
Gallery
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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
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The Penitent Magdalene
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Martyrdom of Saint John Nepomuk
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Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, 1750
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The miraculous multiplication of bread
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1749
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Saint Gertrude of Helfta
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Saint Hedwig of Silesia
References
- ^ Lucyna Sławińska – Targosz (2002). "Szymon Czechowicz. Między Wilnem a Krakowem". archiwum2000.tripod.com. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ ISBN 83-85719-54-7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Monika Ochnio (2002). "Szymon Czechowicz". www.culture.pl. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
External links
- (in Polish) Biography