Henryk Siemiradzki Christ and Sinner, Painting ID:: 60856 new21/Henryk Siemiradzki-729439.jpg
Christ and Sinner, Christ and Sinner, version of 1875
Henryk Siemiradzki Night on the eve of Ivan Kupala Painting ID:: 60858 new21/Henryk Siemiradzki-499957.jpg
Night on the eve of Ivan Kupala Night on the eve of Ivan Kupala
Henryk Siemiradzki Burial of a Varangian Chieftain Painting ID:: 60859 new21/Henryk Siemiradzki-533434.jpg
Burial of a Varangian Chieftain Burial of a Varangian Chieftain
Henryk Siemiradzki Dirce, Painting ID:: 60861 new21/Henryk Siemiradzki-525398.jpg
Dirce, Dirce, 1897
Henryk Siemiradzki Christ with Martha and Maria, Painting ID:: 60863 new21/Henryk Siemiradzki-723872.jpg
Christ with Martha and Maria, Christ with Martha and Maria,1886
Henryk Siemiradzki The Talisman, Painting ID:: 60864 new21/Henryk Siemiradzki-342533.jpg
The Talisman, The Talisman, 1880s
Henryk Siemiradzki Christ and Samarian Painting ID:: 60865 new21/Henryk Siemiradzki-383754.jpg
Christ and Samarian Christ and Samarian, 1890
Henryk Siemiradzki Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala Painting ID:: 70629 new23/Henryk Siemiradzki-589639.jpg
Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala
1880s
Henryk Siemiradzki Chrystus i Samarytanka Painting ID:: 71867 new23/Henryk Siemiradzki-378783.jpg
Chrystus i Samarytanka oil on canvas, 106,5x184 , Gallery of Art in Lviv
Henryk Siemiradzki Chrystus i Samarytanka Painting ID:: 73148 new24/Henryk Siemiradzki-954796.jpg
Chrystus i Samarytanka 106,5x184 , Gallery of Art in Lviv
Date 1890
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Henryk Siemiradzki Nimfa Painting ID:: 74744 new24/Henryk Siemiradzki-376669.jpg
Nimfa Nimfa (en: Nymph), oil on canvas, 153x156, Gallery of Art in Lviv
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Henryk Siemiradzki Nimfa Painting ID:: 76250 new24/Henryk Siemiradzki-974969.jpg
Nimfa oil on canvas, 153x156, Gallery of Art in Lviv
Date 1869
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Henryk Siemiradzki Prince Alexander Nevsky Receiving Papal Legates. Painting ID:: 80016 new24/Henryk Siemiradzki-333987.jpg
Prince Alexander Nevsky Receiving Papal Legates. Prince Alexander Nevsky Receiving Papal Legates. Sketch for the mural of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Oil on canvas.
Date 1876(1876)
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Henryk Siemiradzki Gypsy woman Painting ID:: 82402 new24/Henryk Siemiradzki-833959.jpg
Gypsy woman Oil on canvas, 62x50 , Gallery of Art in Lviv
Date 1877(1877)
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Henryk Siemiradzki Prince Alexander Nevsky Receiving Papal Legates Painting ID:: 83934 new24/Henryk Siemiradzki-784377.jpg
Prince Alexander Nevsky Receiving Papal Legates Oil on canvas.
Date 1876(1876)
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Henryk Siemiradzki Design of curtain for the Juliusz Slowacki Theatre in Krakow. Painting ID:: 86066 new25/Henryk Siemiradzki-383979.jpg
Design of curtain for the Juliusz Slowacki Theatre in Krakow. Date 1894(1894)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 60.3 x 90 cm (23.7 x 35.4 in)
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Henryk Siemiradzki Roman bucolic Painting ID:: 86336 new25/Henryk Siemiradzki-985953.jpg
Roman bucolic Date 1879(1879)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 55.5 x 75 cm (21.9 x 29.5 in)
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Henryk Siemiradzki Portrait of Ludwik Wodzicki. Painting ID:: 86987 new25/Henryk Siemiradzki-597377.jpg
Portrait of Ludwik Wodzicki. Date 1880(1880)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Henryk Siemiradzki Roman bucolic Painting ID:: 87747 new25/Henryk Siemiradzki-937393.jpg
Roman bucolic Date 1885(1885)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 91 x 153 cm (35.8 x 60.2 in)
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Henryk Siemiradzki Nero's Torches Painting ID:: 89820 new25/Henryk Siemiradzki-673769.jpg
Nero's Torches 1876(1876)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 305 x 704 cm (120.1 x 277.2 in)
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Henryk Siemiradzki By the spring Painting ID:: 91141 new25/Henryk Siemiradzki-797956.jpg
By the spring 1899(1899)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 45.5 x 31.5 cm (17.9 x 12.4 in)
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Henryk Siemiradzki Portrait of Ludwik Wodzicki Painting ID:: 91714 new25/Henryk Siemiradzki-996354.jpg
Portrait of Ludwik Wodzicki 1880(1880)
Medium oil on canvas
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Henryk Siemiradzki A Dangerous Game Painting ID:: 92764 new25/Henryk Siemiradzki-764363.jpg
A Dangerous Game Date 1880s
Medium oil on canvas
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Henryk Siemiradzki Martyrdom of Saints Timothy and Maura, his wife Painting ID:: 97147 new26/Henryk Siemiradzki-585385.jpg
Martyrdom of Saints Timothy and Maura, his wife 1885(1885)
Medium oil on canvas
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Henryk Siemiradzki Neros Torches Painting ID:: 97746 new26/Henryk Siemiradzki-457664.jpg
Neros Torches 1876(1876)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 305 x 704 cm
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(1843-1902) was a Polish Academic painter. He was particularly known for his depictions of scenes from the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the New Testament.
Siemiradzki was born to a Polish szlachta family of a military physician in the village of Novobelgorod (now Pechenegi) near Kharkov, Ukraine. He studied at Kharkov Gymnasium where he learned painting under a scion of Karl Briullov, D. I. Besperchy. He entered the Physics-Mathematics School of Kharkov University but continued his painting lessons from Bespechy.
After graduating from the University with the degree of Kandidat he abandoned his scientific career and moved to Saint Petersburg to study painting at the Imperial Academy of Arts in the years 1864-1870. Upon his graduation he was awarded a gold medal. In 1870-1871 he studied under Karl von Piloty in Munich on a grant from the Academy.