Józef Mehoffer (19 March 1869 – 8 July 1946) was a Polish painter and decorative artist, one of the leading artists of the

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movement and one of the most revered Polish artists of his time.

Life

Mehoffer was born in

Ropczyce Ropczyce ( yi, ראָפּשיץ) is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland, situated in the valley of the Wielopolka River (a tributary of the Wisłoka, Wisłoka River). The town has a population of 15,098 (). and is the ...

, studied painting at the

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under

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 later at the

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, as well as in

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at the

Académie Colarossi The Académie Colarossi (1870–1930) was an art school in Paris founded in 1870 by the Italian model and sculptor Filippo Colarossi. It was originally located on the Île de la Cité, and it moved in 1879 to 10 rue de la Grande-Chaumière in the ...

among others. There Mehoffer began painting portraits, often of people of historical significance. He later expanded his work to include different techniques, such as

graphic art A category of fine art, graphic art covers a broad range of visual artistic expression, typically two-dimensional, i.e. produced on a flat surface.

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, textiles, chalk drawings, etchings and book illustrations. He produced set designs for theatre, and stylized furniture designs. Mehoffer received international acclaim for his stained glass windows in the Gothic St Nicholas Collegiate Church in

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

produced in 1895–1936. His other stained glass designs include the Radziwill Chapel in Balice (1892), Grauer Chapel in

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(1901), church in

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(1902), Holy Cross Chapel at

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(1904), sepulchral chapel in Goluchów (1906), Orgelmeister Chapel in Vienna (1910), cathedral in Wloclawek (1935–40), cathedral in Przemysl (1940) and church in Debniki near Kraków (1943). There are stained glass designed by Mehoffer in the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in

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; in the same church there are also mural paintings made by Mehoffer. Mehoffer explored various media further throughout his career to include a range of applied arts in his projects. He manufactured a multiplicity of book covers, ornaments and posters. Mehoffer - aside from his versatility in studio art - became known for his frescoes often reminiscent of

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. He frequently collaborated with

Stanisław Wyspiański Stanisław Mateusz Ignacy Wyspiański (; 15 January 1869 – 28 November 1907) was a Polish playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture designer. A patriotic writer, he created a series of symbolic, national dramas within ...

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 died in

Wadowice Wadowice (; ger, Frauenstadt – Wadowitz) is a town in southern Poland, southwest of Kraków with 19,200 inhabitants (2006), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Foothills (Pogórze Śląskie). Wa ...

Gallery

File:Mehoffer Strange garden.jpg, ''Strange Garden'' (1902-1903),

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File:Józef Mehoffer - Słońce majowe.jpg, ''Sun in May'' (1911) File:Jozef Mehoffer - Witraz - MNK IV-Sz-2346 (20635).jpg, ''Vita somnium breve'',

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, 1895, National Museum in Kraków File:Dzieje Krzyza Sw.jpg, Interior of the Holy Cross Chapel,

File:Cathedrale vitraux mehoffer victoire entier.jpg,

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File:Cathedral Fribourg vitrail Dreikönig 01.jpg, Window of the Three Magi in

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File:Cathedral Fribourg vitrail Maertyrer 01.jpg, Window of martyrs in

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, 1934, issued by

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File:Ołtarz kościoła Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa w Turku.jpg, Cathedral in

References

External links

Biography of Józef Mehoffer at www.artnet.comAbout Józef Mehoffer at www.culture.pl
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Life

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