Antoni Kozakiewicz (13 June 1841, Kraków — 3 January 1929, Kraków) was a Polish genre painter in the Realist style.

Biography

He began his studies in 1857 at the

Kraków Academy of Fine Arts The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków ( pl, Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie, usually abbreviated to ''ASP''), is a public institution of higher education located in the centre of Kraków, Poland. It is the oldest Pol ...

under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, among others, graduating in 1866.Brief biography
@ Pinakoteka. It took him some extra time to complete his courses because, in 1863, he was a participant in the

January Uprising The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ...

, during which he was captured by Russian troops and imprisoned until the insurgency was over. After graduation, he continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna.Brief biography
@ Agra Art. In 1871, thanks to an Imperial Scholarship, he was able to continue his education at the

Academy of Fine Arts Munich The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (german: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, also known as Munich Academy) is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, ...

. He shared a studio with

Franz Streitt Franz Streitt, or Franciszek Streitt (24 November 1839 – 29 December 1890) was a German painter. He was born in the Austrian Empire Family His father was a tax collector. Education He graduated from the Realschule in Lviv, followed by stu ...

and

Aleksander Kotsis Aleksander Kotsis (30 May 1836, in Kraków – 7 August 1877, in Kraków) was a Polish painter. He created landscapes, portraits, and Genre art, genre scenes in a combination Romanticism, Romantic and Realism (arts), Realistic style. Most of his ...

and often went on painting expeditions with them in the mountains of Bavaria. His work met with great success there, so he decided to stay; remaining for almost thirty years altogether, although he made regular visits to Poland. From 1900 to 1905, he lived in Warsaw, but failed to achieve the same success there. He was eventually forgotten and retired to the resort village of Szczawnica. Some sources give his year of death as 1912, which may be the year he stopped painting and/or exhibiting. He returned to Kraków shortly before he died. Many of his early works were scenes from the January Uprising. In Munich, he painted a series of works depicting the lives of Polish peasants, Jews and Gypsies. He also created illustrations for children's stories and ''

Pan Tadeusz ''Pan Tadeusz'' (full title: ''Mister Thaddeus, or the Last Foray in Lithuania: A Nobility's Tale of the Years 1811–1812, in Twelve Books of Verse'') is an epic poem by the Polish poet, writer, translator and philosopher Adam Mickiewicz. The b ...

'' by Adam Mickiewicz, as well as portraits and landscapes. His older brother, (1836-1893), was a well-known sculptor.

Selected paintings

Антони Козакевич.jpg, The Little Virtuoso File:Antoni Kozakiewicz - Gervaise The Getter.jpg, Gerwazy Asleep, from ''Pan Tadeusz'' Modlacy sie Zydzi.jpg, Jews Praying Antoni Kozakiewicz Na ulicy 1891.jpg, In the Street

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