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Józef Peszka

1767 – 1831

Painter, representative of academic classicism. He painted landscapes, views of populated areas in watercolor with sepia. Engaged in teaching activities.

Participated in the painting of the Cathedral of St. Stanislaus in Vilna. He traveled a lot around Belarus: some paintings of architectural painting are dedicated to Novogrudok, Lida, Mogilev. He also painted several portraits of officials and townspeople, created a couple of paintings dedicated to historical topics.

He lived a significant part of his life in Belarus.

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February 19th, 1767

Born in Krakow (Rzeczpospolita, now Poland).

Studied under Dominik Estreicher at St. Anne's Lyceum in Krakow.

From 1786

He studied painting with Francysk Smuglevich in Warsaw.

1790—1792

He painted portraits of Hugo Kollontai and other prominent public and political figures of Poland commissioned by the magistrate of Old Warsaw.

1793—1812

He traveled a lot, often staying in Vilna, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Belarus — in Vitebsk, Mogilev, Minsk and Nesvizh.

1807—1810

He was the court painter of Mikhail Radziwill in Nesvizh.

1810

Receives a Master of Fine Arts degree from Vilna University.

1813

Returned to Krakow.

1816—1818

He taught art theory at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.

From 1818

He headed the department of painting and drawing at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts.

1831

Became director of the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts.

September 4th, 1831

Died of cholera in Krakow.