Wojciech Stattler

Wojciech Stattler
Stattler, Self-portrait, 1828;
oil painting stolen in World War II
Born20 April 1800
Kraków, Poland
Died6 November 1875(1875-11-06) (aged 75)
Warsaw, Poland

Wojciech Korneli Stattler or Albert Kornel Stattler[1] (20 April 1800 – 6 November 1875) was a Polish Romantic painter of Swiss aristocratic ancestry, who started training in Vienna and at age 17 went to St. Luke's Academy in Rome. From 1831 he taught as professor at the School of Fine Arts in Kraków. 1850 he returned to Rome. His most famous pupil was Poland's leading painter of historical figures and events, Jan Matejko.[2]

  1. ^ Albert Kornel Stattler
  2. ^ Bogna Lewtak - Baczyńska (2006). "Fryderyk Chopin i Wojciech Korneli Stattler". Artyści z rodziny. Well-Art. Archived from the original (Internet Archive) on February 21, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2012. Wojciech Korneli Stattler pochodził ze szwajcarskiej hrabiowskiej rodziny (siedem pałek w herbie) z kantonu Uri. Jego rodzina po przybyciu do Polski osiadła początkowo w Krakowie gdzie pełniła zaszczytne funkcje m.in. dostojników miasta.