Jan Krzysztof Damel Explained

Jan Krzysztof Damel
Birth Date:1780
Death Date:30 August 1840

Jan Krzysztof Damel,[1] [2] [3] also known as Jonas Damelis and Johann Damehl in other languages (1780  - 30 August 1840)[4] [5] was a Polish neoclassicist artist in the age of Partitions, associated with the School of Art at Vilnius University (modern-day Lithuania).

Life

Born in Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (now Jelgava, Latvia, 1918 name change), Damel (Damelis) studied art at Vilna University under Jan Rustem and Franciszek Smuglewicz, receiving a degree in 1809. He lived in Vilnius (Wilno) until he was deported to Siberia in 1820. Upon his release he lived in St. Petersburg and Minsk. He is considered one of the most prominent historical artists of the neoclassicist genre working in present-day Belarus.[5] [6]

His works include paintings of historic events (the Kościuszko Uprising, Napoleon's army in Vilnius, the death of Ulrich von Jungingen during the Battle of Grunwald, and the Battle of Vienna), portraits, drawings, and religious compositions. Among his successful students was Michał Kulesza.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Polish painting of the 19th century . Elżbieta Wojtałowa . Barbara Małkiewicz . Halina Blak . Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie (National Museum, Kraków) . 2001 . 978-83-87312-65-7 . Google Books.
  2. Book: Jan Krzysztof Damel . Biuletyn historii sztuki . 37-38 . Państwowy Instytut Sztuki (Poland), Politechnika Warszawska, Stowarzyszenie Historyków Sztuki . 1975 . Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 17 Aug 2010 . French, Polish . Google Books.
  3. Book: Jan Krzysztof Damel . Polish masters from the Kosciuszko Foundation collection . Władysława Jaworska . Kosciuszko Foundation . 1995 . Google Books . 0-917004-24-8.
  4. Web site: ART EXHIBITION "VILNIUS CLASSICISM" . . Romualdas Budrys . 2016-12-24 . archived copy . bot: unknown . https://archive.today/20121203163101/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3AHDJjdVcXTwQJ%3Awww.muziejai.lt%2Fprev_vers%2FVilnius%2FVilnius_Classicism_art.htm+jonas+damelis&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us . 2012-12-03 .
  5. Web site: Anniversaries of Great Personalities and Important Events (1979-1980) . . 2010-07-22.
  6. Book: Handbuch der Geschichte Weissrusslands. Dietrich Beyrau, Rainer Lindner. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 2001. 978-3-525-36255-6. 124. de.

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