Juliusz Kossak

Juliusz Kossak
Juliusz Kossak, before 1899
Born
Juliusz Fortunat Kossak

15 December 1824
Nowy Wiśnicz, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire
Died3 February 1899(1899-02-03) (aged 74)
Kraków, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Cislethania, Austria-Hungary
NationalityPolish
Known forPainting, drawing
MovementHistory painting; battle scenes, military portraits and horses.
Juliusz Kossak, The Relief of Smolensk by Polish forces during the Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18). The painting reflects a historic period when Poles could face Russians on equal terms, unlike their subservient position in the painter's lifetime. Watercolor.

Juliusz Fortunat Kossak (15 December 1824 – 3 February 1899) was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses. He was the progenitor of an artistic family that spanned four generations,[1][2] father of painter Wojciech Kossak and grandfather of painter Jerzy Kossak.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference I-K was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ See list of Juliusz Kossak's descendants at "Kossak family", including second-, third- and fourth-generation painters, with links to individual articles.
  3. ^ Jerzy Jan Lerski, Piotr Wróbel, Richard J. Kozicki, Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945 See: Kossak, Juliusz and Wojciech; Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, 750 pages, ISBN 0-313-26007-9, ISBN 978-0-313-26007-0