Albert Żamett (25 November 1821 – 1876) was a Polish–Russian landscapes painter. His father Daniel Schamett moved from

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, where he became a

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. Albert Żamett attended a gymnasium in Vilnius. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg as a free listener under

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. In 1847, with the support of Kaunas Marshal Benedict Tyszkiewicz, he went to

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and then to

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and

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. In 1854, he was awarded a prize in the Roman Academy of St. Luke for the landscape painting. In 1859, he received the title of academic, among others, for the landscape of the Rocca di Papa area. In 1861–1863, he resumed his stay in

and

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. In 1864 he returned to Vilnius, where he was responsible for the scenery of the Municipal Theater. He made frescos in the vestibule of the

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References

Literature

* В. Г. Жамет, Альберт Данилович // Русский биографический словарь: в 25-ти томах. - СПб.М., 1896-1918
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zamett, Albert Painters from the Russian Empire Artists from Vilnius 1821 births 1876 deaths Date of death missing