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Jacek Malczewski
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Polish painter (1854–1929)
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Jacek Malczewski was a Polish painter, university teacher, and public figure born in Radom in 1854. He studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where he was a student of Jan Matejko. Malczewski later served as a teacher and rector at the same academy. His work is associated with the Symbolism movement, and he worked in Kraków, Paris, Italy, and Munich.
He died in Kraków in 1929. Notable works include *Polish Hamlet* and *Portrait of Aleksander Wielopolski*. His art is held in the collections of the Belvedere, the Silesian Museum in Katowice, the Bielsko-Biała Museum and Castle, and the Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection. He had a child named Rafał Malczewski and was unmarried partner to Maria Bal. He is described in the Polish Biographical Dictionary.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1854–1929
- Nationality
- PL
- Role / Field
- Painters, Poeci, Painter, Malarze polscy, Malarze, Painting
- Language
- pol
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 15 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacek
- Family name
- Malczewski
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Radom
- Place of death
- Kraków
- Child
- Rafał Malczewski
- Occupation
- public figure
- Position held
- rector
- Educated at
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Field of work
- education
- Movement
- Symbolism
- Image
- Jacek Malczewski - Autoportret 1908.jpg
- Coat of arms
- Tarnawa
- Work location
- Munich
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- Commons category
- Jacek Malczewski
- date of birth
- 1854-07-14
- date of death
- 1929-10-08
- Commons Creator page
- Jacek Malczewski
- Commons gallery
- Jacek Malczewski
- name in native language
- Jacek Malczewski
- unmarried partner
- Maria Bal
- described by source
- Polish Biographical Dictionary
- P6482
- Jacek Malczewski
- place of burial
- Crypt of Merit at Skałka
- described at URL
- artyzm.com/artysta.php?id=569
- member of
- Society of Polish Artists "Sztuka"
- influenced by
- Artur Grottger
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Jacek Malczewski, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana