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Henryk Siemiradzki
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| (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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Prince Alexander Nevsky Receiving Papal Legates. new24/Henryk Siemiradzki-333987.jpg Painting ID:: 80016 |
Prince Alexander Nevsky Receiving Papal Legates. Sketch for the mural of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Oil on canvas. Date 1876(1876) cjr | ||
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