Maximilian (also spelled Maksymilian) Cercha (1818–1907) was a

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painter and

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. He was the nephew of Ezechiel Cercha (1790–1820) and the father of (1867–1919).

Life

Cercha was born in Kraków. He studied at the

Jan Matejko 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 ...

and at the Painting and Drawing School at the Technical Institute in Kraków with , Jan Nepomucen Głowacki and Wojciech Stattler. Cercha died in Kraków on and was buried at the

Rakowicki Cemetery Rakowicki Cemetery (English: ; pl, Cmentarz Rakowicki) is a historic necropolis and a cultural heritage monument located on 26 Rakowicka Street in the centre of Kraków, Poland. It lies within the Administrative District No. 1 ''Stare Miasto'' ...

. Among Cercha's students are his son, Stanisław Cercha, and Stanisław Tarnowski.

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1818 births 1907 deaths Artists from Kraków Draughtsmen Polish painters Polish male painters {{Poland-painter-stub