Walenty Wańkowicz

(1800–1842) Polish painter (1799–1842)

Walenty Wańkowicz (1800–1842) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Walenty Wańkowicz belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.

Walenty Wańkowicz was born in Kaliužyca and died in Paris. Walenty Wańkowicz trained at Jesuit College in Polotsk, Imperial University of Vilna, and Imperial Academy of Arts. Walenty Wańkowicz studied under Jan Rustem. Wikidata associates Walenty Wańkowicz with Romanticism.

The best-known works include ‘Portrait of Adam Mickiewicz on the Ayu-Dag Cliff’ and ‘portrait de Wojciech Puslowski’. The catalogue has 13 works by Walenty Wańkowicz with free images. The dated works span the years 1824–1838. Works by Walenty Wańkowicz are held by Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, Polish Library in Paris, and National Museum in Kraków.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Lodovico Lipparini, Kanuty Rusiecki, Giuseppe Molteni, Charles Henri Pellegrini, and Wojciech Stattler.

• Romanticism
• Portrait of Adam Mickiewicz on the Ayu-Dag Cliff