Józef Brandt (1841 in

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– 1915 in

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) was a Polish

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best known for his paintings of battles in Polish history.

Life

Brandt studied in

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in the school of J.N. Leszczynski and at the Noblemen's Institute. In 1858 he left for

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to study at the Ecole centrale Paris but was persuaded by

Juliusz Kossak Juliusz Fortunat Kossak (15 December 1824 – 3 February 1899) was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses. He was the progenitor of an artistic family that spanned fou ...

to abandon engineering in favor of painting. He studied as a painter in Munich under Franz Adam and Karl Piloty and then opened his own studio. His paintings mostly study 17th-century military life, though he has also made some studies of Polish peasant life. In 1893, Brandt was awarded the

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, and in 1898, he became the recipient of the

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Centre of Polish Sculpture

Brandt's 19th century manor house in Orońsko together with surrounding park serves today as the Centre of Polish Sculpture.

Gallery

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'', oil on canvas 1873, Polish Army Museum File:Józef Brandt, Bitwa pod Chocimiem.jpg, ''

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during the battle of Khotyn'', oil on canvas 1865,

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File:Husarz, Józef Brandt, 1890.jpg, '' Polish Hussar'', oil on canvas 1890,

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s' Wedding'', oil on canvas 1893 File:Brandt Zaporizhian Camp.jpg, '' Zaporozhians' camp'', oil on canvas 1880,

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during the Battle of

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", oil on canvas 1870,

File:Walka o sztandar turecki.jpg, ''Battle over the Turkish Banner'', oil on canvas 1905,

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at the Ford'', oil on canvas 1880 File:Brandt-Lisowczycy, Strzelanie z łuku.jpg, '' Lisowczycy (Archery)'', oil on canvas 1885, Kościuszko Foundation in New York File:Brandt Powrot Kozakow.jpg, ''Return of the

s'', Oil on canvas 1894 File:Brandt Skladanie sztandarow.jpg, ''Inspection of the Trophy Banners'', oil on canvas 1905 File:Bogurodzica.jpg, '' Bogurodzica'', oil on canvas 1909,

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File:Józef Brandt - Potyczka Kozaków z Tatarami.jpg, ''Skirmish Between Cossacks and Tatars'', ca. 1890

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* * * 1841 births 1915 deaths People from Szczebrzeszyn People from Lublin Governorate 19th-century Polish painters Painters from the Russian Empire 19th-century Polish male artists 20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists Polish war artists Military art 19th-century war artists 19th-century painters of historical subjects Equine artists Polish male painters {{Poland-painter-stub

Life

Centre of Polish Sculpture

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