Pantaleon Józef Szyndler or Szendler (26 July 1846, Lipie – 31 January 1905,

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) was a Polish painter in the

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style. He is primarily known for nudes, religious works and Orientalist paintings. Some of his canvases were inspired by Polish Romantic poetry and he was a close friend of

Cyprian Norwid Cyprian Kamil Norwid, a.k.a. Cyprian Konstanty Norwid (; 24 September 1821 – 23 May 1883), was a nationally esteemed Polish poet, dramatist, painter, and sculptor. He was born in the Masovian village of Laskowo-Głuchy near Warsaw. One of h ...

Biography

His first art lessons were at the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw with

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. With a scholarship from the "Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts", he was able to continue his studies abroad. From 1870 to 1873, he was enrolled at the

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, under the direction of

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(1814-1882),

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(1802-1880) and Otto Seitz (1846-1912), then went to the

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in Rome, where he worked with Luigi Cochetti (1802-1884); finishing in Paris at the

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with

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(1823-1889).Brief biography
@ Agra Art. While there, he exhibited at the

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. After returning to Poland, he settled in Warsaw and lived there from 1885 to 1894. He then moved to

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, where he did work at

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and operated his own art school. His painting of

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won honorable mention at the

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, but created a controversy in Poland. Some critics felt that it was too bold, making the "mother of mankind" look like a woman in a

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, while others simply said that it did not match their ideas of what Eve would have looked like. The magazine ' went so far as to complain that her feet were too small. In 1895, he made an extended trip to

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and

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. He returned to Warsaw in 1902 and died there three years later.

Selected paintings

File:Szyndler Cyprian Kamil Norwid.jpg, ''Portrait of
Cyprian Norwid'' Szyndler-Shepherdess.jpg, ''The Happy Shepherdess'' Szyndler-St.Marks.jpg, ''The Interior of
Saint Mark's'' File:Szyndler Eve.jpg, ''Eve (Temptation)'' Pantaleon Szyndler-Niewolnica.jpg, ''Slave Woman''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Szyndler, Pantaleon 1846 births 1905 deaths 19th-century Polish painters 19th-century Polish male artists Orientalist painters Polish portrait painters People from Pajęczno County Polish male painters