Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Władysław Łuszczkiewicz

painter

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1828

Place of Birth: Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 23-May-1900

Profession: teacher, painter, art historian, museum director

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Wladyslaw Luszczkiewicz (September 3, 1828 – May 23, 1900) was a Polish historical painter of the late Romantic era from Kraków, active in the period of the foreign partitions of Poland.
He was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts and served as its principal in 1893/95.
One of his best students was Jan Matejko, the eminent Polish historical painter and later, his close associate.
Luszczkiewicz taught painting, drawing, anatomy and architectural styles.
Highly educated, he also worked as conservator of architectural monuments in the city later on in his career, and wrote historical dissertations.