Henryk Siemiradzki
(1843–1902) Polish painter (1843–1902)
Henryk Siemiradzki (Poland, 1843–1902) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Henryk Siemiradzki belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Henryk Siemiradzki was born in Pechenihy and died in Strzałków, Łódź Voivodeship. Henryk Siemiradzki trained at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Imperial Kharkov University and Imperial Academy of Arts. Henryk Siemiradzki studied under Dmytro Bezperchy. Henryk Siemiradzki worked in Saint Petersburg, Munich, and Rome. Wikidata associates Henryk Siemiradzki with academic art. Henryk Siemiradzki became a member of Poznań Society of Friends of Learning and Polskie Towarzystwo Tatrzanskie. The awards include Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Large gold medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts, and Knight of the Legion of Honour.
One of the best-known works is ‘Nero's Torches’. The catalogue has 87 works by Henryk Siemiradzki with free images. The dated works span the years 1801–1902. Works by Henryk Siemiradzki are held by several collections, among them Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, National Museum in Kraków, National Museum in Warsaw, and Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski, Józef Brandt, Hiacynt Alchimowicz, Adrien Moreau, and Alfred Agache.