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Piotr Michałowski
Piotr Michałowski

Piotr Michałowski

Polish, 1800-1855
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Piotr Michałowski was a Polish painter of the Romantic 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 (since 1853). The Sukiennice Museum, a division of the National Museum in Kraków, contains a room that is named after him and devoted to Michałowski's work.

Michałowski was born at an estate in Krzysztoforzyce outside Kraków, the son of landowner Józef Michałowski, senator in the Free 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) and Franciszek Lampi. He formally studied a broad range of subjects at the Jagiellonian University including classical philosophy, agriculture and mathematics.

During the November 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 with Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1832–1835), greatly influenced by the art of Théodore Géricault, Rembrandt and Velázquez. His watercolour studies of horses became very popular in France, sold by local art dealers since 1833 to English, German and American collectors.

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 before Napoleon" and other battle sites. When Pablo Picasso visited Poland in 1948, he saw Michałowski's work at the Warsaw National Museum and shouted, "Here, painter!"

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Polish Artillery of the Duchy of Warsaw of 1809

Polish Artillery of the Duchy of Warsaw of 1809 (1813)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Portrait of a peasant

Portrait of a peasant (1840)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Portrait of Bishop Łętowski

Portrait of Bishop Łętowski (1850)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Portrait of Józefa Ostrowska

Portrait of Józefa Ostrowska (circa 1850)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Portrait of Maksymilian Oborski Wearing a Fez

Portrait of Maksymilian Oborski Wearing a Fez (1840-1848)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Portrait of Marceli Michałowski in His Childhood

Portrait of Marceli Michałowski in His Childhood (1846)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Portrait of Maria Michałowska

Portrait of Maria Michałowska (circa 1853)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Portrait study of a man

Portrait study of a man (1830-1845)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Portret konny cara Mikołaja I

Portret konny cara Mikołaja I (1849)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Portret konny hetmana Stanisława Jana Jabłonowskiego (1634-1702)

Portret konny hetmana Stanisława Jana Jabłonowskiego (1634-1702) (1837)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Portret mężczyzny

Portret mężczyzny (19th century)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Portret własny artysty

Portret własny artysty (1850-1855)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Rider in a West European outfit

Rider in a West European outfit (1846-1848)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Seńko

Seńko (1846-1848)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Soldier of Volhynia Cavalry in 1831

Soldier of Volhynia Cavalry in 1831 (1840)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Somosierra

Somosierra (1845-1855)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Stable Boy Holding the Horse by the Bridle

Stable Boy Holding the Horse by the Bridle (1842-1845)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Stableman and horses

Stableman and horses (1845-1848)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Stableman with a chestnut horse

Stableman with a chestnut horse (1846)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Stableman with a horse

Stableman with a horse (1845)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Stableman with a horse

Stableman with a horse (1846)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Study of a Bearded Peasant

Study of a Bearded Peasant (1846-1848)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Study of a village boy

Study of a village boy (1850-1855)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Study of an Old Man Sitting on the Stairs

Study of an Old Man Sitting on the Stairs (1840)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Study of an Old Peasant

Study of an Old Peasant (1840)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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The Battle of Mozhaisk

The Battle of Mozhaisk (1835-1840)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Workhorses with a coachman

Workhorses with a coachman (1846)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Young Jew

Young Jew (1840-1848)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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Young Peasant

Young Peasant (1840-1848)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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A bay horse is in the bridle

A bay horse is in the bridle (1846)

Piotr Michałowski (Polish, 1800-1855)
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