Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz was a Polish

Poland

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 painter.

Biography

He was born in Wieliczka

Wieliczka

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. From 1868 to 1873, he studied under Władysław Luszczkiewicz in the Fine art

Fine art

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 school of Krakow. Later, he travelled to Vienna

Vienna

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 and Munich

Munich

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, and studied in Józef Brandt

Józef Brandt

Józef Brandt was a Polish painter, best known for his paintings of battles.Brandt studied in Warsaw in the school of J.N. Leszczynski and at the Noblemen's Institute. In 1858 he left for Paris to study at the Ecole centrale Paris but was persuaded by Juliusz Kossak to abandon engineering in favor...

's atelier. In 1877, Ajdukiewicz travelled to Paris and the Near East

Near East

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. In 1882, he lived in Vienna, where he worked for the aristocracy. He painted a portrait of the Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales

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 in 1883 while staying in London. He travelled to Constantinople

Constantinople

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 in 1884, and was sultan

Sultan

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 Abdhulhamid II's guest. Subsequently, he worked in Sofia

Sofia

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, Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

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 and Bucharest

Bucharest

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. He joined the Polish Legions

Polish Legions in World War I

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 in 1914, during World War I

World War I

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, and he died in battle 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...

 on January 9, 1916.

His first cousin was Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz

Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz

Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz was a Polish painter of historical pictures. He was first cousin of Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz.-Biography:...

.

Works

Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz is mainly known for his portraits, such as The portrait of Helena Modrzejewska, and for his paintings of battle scenes. He was also noted for his genre paintings.