Juliusz Kossak

Juliusz Kossak
Leon Wyczółkowski, Public domain

(1824–1899) polsk målare

Juliusz Kossak (1824–1899) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Juliusz Kossak belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Juliusz Kossak was born in Nowy Wiśnicz and died in Kraków. Juliusz Kossak trained at Law Faculty of Lviv University. Juliusz Kossak studied under Jan Maszkowski. Juliusz Kossak worked in Lviv, Paris, Munich, and Warsaw. Juliusz Kossak became a member of Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie. Juliusz Kossak was awarded Officer of the Order of Franz Joseph. The students included Józef Szermentowski.

One of the best-known works is ‘Battle of Raszyn.’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting and military art. The catalogue has 31 works by Juliusz Kossak with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1896. Works by Juliusz Kossak are held by several collections, among them Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, National Museum in Kraków, National Museum in Warsaw, and National Museum in Wrocław.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff, Vilhelm Melbye, Auguste Bonheur, Anna Mary Howitt, and Henri-Pierre Picou.