Franz Streitt, or Franciszek Streitt (24 November 1839 – 29 December 1890) was a German painter. He was born in the

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Family

His father was a tax collector.

Education

He graduated from the

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, followed by studies at the

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. From 1856 to 1866, he studied at the

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Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

with

Władysław Łuszczkiewicz Władysław Łuszczkiewicz (September 3, 1828 – May 23, 1900) was a Polish historian and painter of the late Romantic era from Kraków, active in the period of the foreign partitions of Poland. He was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts and ...

and

Jan Matejko Jan Alojzy Matejko (; also known as Jan Mateyko; 24 June 1838 – 1 November 1893) was a Poles, Polish painting, painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for depicting nodal events from Polish history. His works includ ...

. He completed his studies at the

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, with

Eduard von Engerth Edouard Ritter von Engerth (13 May 1818 – 1897) was an Austrian historical portrait painter. Biography He was born at Pless, Prussian Silesia, and studied under Leopold Kupelwieser at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where, in 1845, he obtained ...

, graduating in 1871.

Later life

He initially settled in Cracow and painted historical scenes, inspired by his mentor, Matejko. He was only there briefly, however, before moving to Munich, where he and Antoni Kozakiewicz opened a joint studio. Together, they formed a group of expatriate Polish artists that included

Józef Brandt Józef Brandt (1841 in Szczebrzeszyn – 1915 in Radom) was a Polish painter, a representative of the Munich School, best known for his paintings of battles. Life Brandt studied in Warsaw in the school of J.N. Leszczynski and at the Noblemen's ...

and

Alfred Kowalski Alfred Jan Maksymilian Kowalski (Alfred ''Wierusz''-Kowalski; 11 October 184916 February 1915) was a Polish painter and representative of the Munich School. Life He was born on 11 October 1849 in Suwałki to father Teofil Kowalski of the Wieruszo ...

. He also became a member of the

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. Later, he took several study trips to Galicia and Hungary. Over time, he switched from historical painting to

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scenes, from the lives of farmers and

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. His works may be seen in collections in Germany, Austria, England and the United States. Some of his works appeared as illustrations in ''

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'' of Leipzig. In 1881, he married the painter, Maria Theresia Friedl (1855-1908).

Sources

Biography
from the ''

Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich ''Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich'' (English, ''Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire'') (abbreviated ''Wurzbach'' from the author's surname) is a 60-volume work, edited and published by Constantin von Wurzbach, cont ...

'' @ WikiSource *

External links

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