Walenty Wańkowicz Explained

Walenty Wilhelm Wańkowicz (February 14, 1799 in Kałużyce - May 12, 1842 in Paris) was a Polish painter. He studied at the Jesuit College in Polotsk, the University of Wilno and the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. He produced, among other things, a well-known portrait of Adam Mickiewicz (1827–28).^[1]

Legacy

Wańkowicz is honored in Belarus as one of the most important 19th-century painters of Belarusian origin.^[2] There is a monument to him in Minsk.^[3]

The Vankovich House / Wańkowicz House, the former mansion of the Wańkowicz family, is now a museum in the historical part of Minsk.^[4]

Sources

• M. Domański, Walenty Wańkowicz - artysta i przyjaciel Mickiewicza, "Rota", 1997 nr 4.
• Jan Marek Giżycki, Materyały do dziejów Akademii Połockiej i szkół od niej zależnych, 1905

See also

• List of painters by name
• List of Poles

Notes and References

1. http://memim.com/walenty-wankowicz.html Brief biography
2. http://news.tut.by/culture/398008.html Валентий Ванькович: белорусский художник с утерянным наследием
3. http://nn.by/?c=ar&i=48092 У Мінску адкрылі помнік Валянціну Ваньковічу
4. http://www.artmuseum.by/eng/filial/vank/about-the-museum The Vankoviches’ House. Culture and Art of the 1st half of the 19th century - About the Museum