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Henryk Siemiradzki
(1843-1902) was a Polish Academic painter. He was particularly known for his depictions of scenes from the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the New Testament.
Siemiradzki was born to a Polish szlachta family of a military physician in the village of Novobelgorod (now Pechenegi) near Kharkov, Ukraine. He studied at Kharkov Gymnasium where he learned painting under a scion of Karl Briullov, D. I. Besperchy. He entered the Physics-Mathematics School of Kharkov University but continued his painting lessons from Bespechy.
After graduating from the University with the degree of Kandidat he abandoned his scientific career and moved to Saint Petersburg to study painting at the Imperial Academy of Arts in the years 1864-1870. Upon his graduation he was awarded a gold medal. In 1870-1871 he studied under Karl von Piloty in Munich on a grant from the Academy.
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Painting ID:: 60863
Christ with Martha and Maria,
Christ with Martha and Maria,1886
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Painting ID:: 60864
The Talisman,
The Talisman, 1880s
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Painting ID:: 60865
Christ and Samarian
Christ and Samarian, 1890
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Painting ID:: 70629
Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala
Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala
1880s
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Painting ID:: 71867
Chrystus i Samarytanka
oil on canvas, 106,5x184 , Gallery of Art in Lviv
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Henryk Siemiradzki
(1843-1902) was a Polish Academic painter. He was particularly known for his depictions of scenes from the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the New Testament.
Siemiradzki was born to a Polish szlachta family of a military physician in the village of Novobelgorod (now Pechenegi) near Kharkov, Ukraine. He studied at Kharkov Gymnasium where he learned painting under a scion of Karl Briullov, D. I. Besperchy. He entered the Physics-Mathematics School of Kharkov University but continued his painting lessons from Bespechy.
After graduating from the University with the degree of Kandidat he abandoned his scientific career and moved to Saint Petersburg to study painting at the Imperial Academy of Arts in the years 1864-1870. Upon his graduation he was awarded a gold medal. In 1870-1871 he studied under Karl von Piloty in Munich on a grant from the Academy.
. Related Artists to Henryk Siemiradzki: | Charles de La Fosse | PALMA GIOVANE | Francis Swain Ward | Jacques Rigaud | Thomas Mickell Burnham |
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