Franciszek Smuglewicz

(October 6, 1745 - September 18, 1807) was a Polish-Lithuanian draughtsman and painter. Smuglevičius is considered as a progenitor of Lithuanian art in the modern era.Some scholars consider him as a spiritual father of Jan Matejko's school of painting.[citation needed]. His brother was Antoni Smuglewicz. Smuglewicz was born in Warsaw into a Polish-Lithuanian familyHis father, Łukasz Smuglewicz, also a painter, had moved to Warsaw from the province of Samogitia. In 1763 Franciszek journeyed to Rome, where he began the study of fine arts under the tutorship of Anton von Maron. He stayed in Rome for the next 21 years, where he embraced the Neo-Classical style. In 1765 he received a royal scholarship from king Stanisław August Poniatowski and was admitted into the Saint Lucas Academy. As a colleague of Vincenzo Brenna he participated in cataloging artifacts from Nero`s Domus Aurea. In 1784 he returned to Warsaw, where he founded his own school of fine arts, one of the predecessors of the modern Academy of Fine Arts.


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Franciszek Smuglewicz Scythian emissaries meeting with Darius oil


Scythian emissaries meeting with Darius
Painting ID::  73250
Scythian emissaries meeting with Darius
Date after 1785 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 147 X 184 cm (57.87 X 72.44 in) cyf
   
   
     

Franciszek Smuglewicz Ethiopian king meeting ambasadors of Persia oil


Ethiopian king meeting ambasadors of Persia
Painting ID::  73251
Ethiopian king meeting ambasadors of Persia
Date after 1785 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 145 X 184 cm (57.09 X 72.44 in) cyf
   
   
     

Franciszek Smuglewicz Portrait of James Byres of Tonley and his family oil


Portrait of James Byres of Tonley and his family
Painting ID::  76887
Portrait of James Byres of Tonley and his family
1779(1779) Oil on canvas 63.2 ?? 75.8 cm (24.9 ?? 29.8 in) cjr
   
   
     

Franciszek Smuglewicz Portrait of James Byres of Tonley and his family oil


Portrait of James Byres of Tonley and his family
Painting ID::  80315
Portrait of James Byres of Tonley and his family
1779(1779) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 63.2 x 75.8 cm (24.9 x 29.8 in) cyf
   
   
     

Franciszek Smuglewicz Kosciuszko taking the oath at the Cracow Market Square. oil


Kosciuszko taking the oath at the Cracow Market Square.
Painting ID::  90874
Kosciuszko taking the oath at the Cracow Market Square.
1797(1797) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 104 x 118.5 cm (40.9 x 46.7 in) cjr
   
   
     

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     Franciszek Smuglewicz
     (October 6, 1745 - September 18, 1807) was a Polish-Lithuanian draughtsman and painter. Smuglevičius is considered as a progenitor of Lithuanian art in the modern era.Some scholars consider him as a spiritual father of Jan Matejko's school of painting.[citation needed]. His brother was Antoni Smuglewicz. Smuglewicz was born in Warsaw into a Polish-Lithuanian familyHis father, Łukasz Smuglewicz, also a painter, had moved to Warsaw from the province of Samogitia. In 1763 Franciszek journeyed to Rome, where he began the study of fine arts under the tutorship of Anton von Maron. He stayed in Rome for the next 21 years, where he embraced the Neo-Classical style. In 1765 he received a royal scholarship from king Stanisław August Poniatowski and was admitted into the Saint Lucas Academy. As a colleague of Vincenzo Brenna he participated in cataloging artifacts from Nero`s Domus Aurea. In 1784 he returned to Warsaw, where he founded his own school of fine arts, one of the predecessors of the modern Academy of Fine Arts.

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