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Piotr Michałowski | |
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 Self-portrait, Piotr Michałowski, 1850 | |
| Born | (1800-07-02)July 2, 1800 |
| Died | June 9, 1855(1855-06-09) (aged 54) Krzysztoforzyce,Kraków |
| Spouse | Julia Olimpia Michałowska |
Piotr Michałowski (July 2, 1800 – June 9, 1855) was a Polish painter of theRomantic period, especially known for his many portraits, and oil studies of horses. Broadly educated, he was also a social activist, legal advocate, city administrator and President of the Kraków Agricultural Society (starting in 1853).[1] TheSukiennice Museum, a division of theNational Museum in Kraków, contains a room that is named after him and devoted to Michałowski's work.
Michałowski was born at an estate inKrzysztoforzyce outsideKraków, the son of landowner Józef Michałowski, senator in theFree City of Kraków. His artistic talent developed at an early age of 13 under the watchful eye of several artists including Michał Stachowicz, Józef Brodowski (1817) andFranciszek Lampi. He formally studied a broad range of subjects at theJagiellonian University including classical philosophy, agriculture and mathematics.[1]
During theNovember Uprising against the Russian rulership, Michałowski helped run a Polish munition factory. To avoid capture, he escaped to Paris, France with his new wife Julia Ostrowska and her father. While in Paris, he continued his studies of painting and anatomy withNicolas Toussaint Charlet (1832–1835), greatly influenced by the art ofThéodore Géricault,Rembrandt andVelázquez. His watercolour studies of horses became very popular in France, sold by local art dealers since 1833 to English, German and American collectors.[1]
Michałowski returned to Kraków in 1835 and in 1837 settled into his family estate in Krzysztoforzyce. In the 1840s and 1850s he produced numerous equestrian paintings and dramatic landscapes including his famous Romantic "Battle of Somosierra" (1844–1855, several versions), "Parade beforeNapoleon" and other battle sites.[1] WhenPablo Picasso visitedPoland in 1948, he saw Michałowski's work at theNational Museum in Warsaw and shouted, "Here, painter!"
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