Leon Kaplinski
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Leon Kapliński was a Polish
painter and political activist.
Born 1824 in Lisów
not far from Warsaw
, Leon was the son of a small landowner and an eminent freemason Jan Kapliński. The Kaplińskis were a Frankist family; his grandfather Eliasz Adam Kapliński was one of the last known Frankists. Leon Kapliński studied law and philosophy in Warsaw and Wrocław (Breslau). He was engaged in revolutionary underground groups, fled from the part of Poland under Russia
n rule, was briefly held and interrogated by the Prussian
police, and took part in the revolutionary movement in 1848. In the same year Kapliński emigrated to Paris
where he spent most of his remaining years. He took part in Polish émigré political activities, closely connected with the circle of Hotel Lambert
and the Czartoryski
family, accompanied the Count Witold Czartoryski during his trip to the Balkans
and the Near East
. Kapliński also edited the periodical Ephémérides Polonaises. He was married to Helena Hryniewiecka. In 1871 he moved back to Poland, living mostly in Kraków
, and died in 1873 in Milosław. He befriended several well-known Polish artists and writers, including Henryk Rodakowski
, Jan Matejka, and Cyprian Kamil Norwid.
Kapliński studied art in Poland and later in Paris. His first known works are copies of paintings by famous Italian
artists; later he became known and appreciated for his patriotic historical paintings as Wernyhora (1855). His best works are portraits: of his mother Julia (1860), the writer Bohdan Zaleski (1857), Count Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (about 1860), and an autoportrait as a Templar (about 1872). Many of his paintings and other works have perished or been lost. Mainly influenced by classical Italian art and his contemporary Rodakowski, L.K. continued the tradition of academic painting and had no interest for the emerging modernist tendencies of the mid-nineteenth century. He won some recognition in France, participating in the Paris art salons. L.K. wrote some poems and a short novel Nad Wisłą (On Wisla
).
Poles
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painter and political activist.
Born 1824 in Lisów
Lisów
Lisów may refer to the following places:*Lisów, Lublin Voivodeship *Lisów, Subcarpathian Voivodeship *Lisów, Kielce County in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship...
not far from Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Leon was the son of a small landowner and an eminent freemason Jan Kapliński. The Kaplińskis were a Frankist family; his grandfather Eliasz Adam Kapliński was one of the last known Frankists. Leon Kapliński studied law and philosophy in Warsaw and Wrocław (Breslau). He was engaged in revolutionary underground groups, fled from the part of Poland under Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n rule, was briefly held and interrogated by the Prussian
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
police, and took part in the revolutionary movement in 1848. In the same year Kapliński emigrated to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
where he spent most of his remaining years. He took part in Polish émigré political activities, closely connected with the circle of Hotel Lambert
Hôtel Lambert
Hôtel Lambert is a hôtel particulier, a grand mansion townhouse, on the Quai Anjou on the eastern tip of the Île Saint-Louis, Paris IVème; the name, Hôtel Lambert, was a sobriquet that designated a 19th-century political faction of Polish exiles, who gathered there.-Architectural history:The house...
and the Czartoryski
Czartoryski
Czartoryski is the surname of a Polish-Ukrainian-Lithuanian magnate family also known as the Familia. They used the Czartoryski Coat of arms and were the leading noble family of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century.-History:The Czartoryski is a family of a Grand Ducal...
family, accompanied the Count Witold Czartoryski during his trip to the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
and the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
. Kapliński also edited the periodical Ephémérides Polonaises. He was married to Helena Hryniewiecka. In 1871 he moved back to Poland, living mostly in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, and died in 1873 in Milosław. He befriended several well-known Polish artists and writers, including Henryk Rodakowski
Henryk Rodakowski
Henryk Rodakowski was a Polish painter.He was befriended by the painter and activist Leon Kaplinski.-External links:**...
, Jan Matejka, and Cyprian Kamil Norwid.
Kapliński studied art in Poland and later in Paris. His first known works are copies of paintings by famous Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
artists; later he became known and appreciated for his patriotic historical paintings as Wernyhora (1855). His best works are portraits: of his mother Julia (1860), the writer Bohdan Zaleski (1857), Count Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (about 1860), and an autoportrait as a Templar (about 1872). Many of his paintings and other works have perished or been lost. Mainly influenced by classical Italian art and his contemporary Rodakowski, L.K. continued the tradition of academic painting and had no interest for the emerging modernist tendencies of the mid-nineteenth century. He won some recognition in France, participating in the Paris art salons. L.K. wrote some poems and a short novel Nad Wisłą (On Wisla
Wisla
Wisła is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,810 , near the border with Czech Republic in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range...
).
