Józef Brodowski, (c.1775/81, Warsaw – 1853, Kraków) was a Polish painter in the Classical style. He is called The Elder to distinguish him from Józef Brodowski (1828–1900), who was apparently not related.

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Thanks to the financial support of Princess

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, he was able to study in Vienna with

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and

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. After 1805, he lived in

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, where he painted portraits and theatrical scenery. In 1811, he was appointed a drawing teacher. Seven years later, he became one of the first professors 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 ...

. He painted historical scenes, genre works, church decorations and portraits. Several of his history paintings involve scenes from the life of Tadeusz Kościuszko. He is noted for portraying the 19th-century Kraków on numerous sketches and prints. He was also an active member of the ''Przesąd Zwyciężony'' Masonic Lodge.

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* Feliks Kopera; '' Polish Biographical Dictionary'', Vol.2, Polish Academy of Learning, 1936. Reprint: Ossolineum, Kraków 1989,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brodowski, Jozef 1772 births 1853 deaths 19th-century Polish painters 19th-century Polish male artists Polish portrait painters History painters Academic staff of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts Artists from Warsaw Polish male painters

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