Henryk Hector Siemiradzki
Henryk Hector Siemiradzki Biography
Henryk Hector Siemiradzki was born in October 24, 1843 into the family of Hippolit Siemiradzki, a Polish military officer in the service of the Russian Tzar. His childhood and youth were spent in Kharkov, then part of the Russian Empire, now the territory of Ukraine. Henryk received his first art lessons from the Ukrainian painter Dmitry Besperchy, a pupil of Karl Brulloff.
Henryk Hector Siemiradzki 50 Most Important Paintings and Artworks
- Roman Orgy In The Time Of Caesars.
1872. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Two Figures By A Statue Of Sphinx.
1870s. Study. Oil on canvas. Regional State Fund of Khanty-Mansiysk, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
- Road From Rome To Albano.
c.1873. Oil on canvas. Tver Picture Gallery, Tver, Russia.
- Christ And Sinner. The First Meeting Of Christ And Mary Magdalene.
1873. Oil on canvas. 550 x 350 cm. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
- Christ And Sinner. The First Meeting Of Christ And Mary Magdalene. Detail.
1873. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Leading Light Of Christianity. Nero's Torches.
1876. Oil on canvas. 305 x 704 cm. National Museum, Krakow, Poland.
- Prince Alexander Nevsky Receiving Pope's Legates.
1876. Sketch for the mural of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
- Prince Alexander Nevsky In Gold Horde.
1876. Sketch for the mural of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
- Baptism Of Christ.
1876. Sketch for the mural of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
- Entrance Of Christ Into Jerusalem.
1876. Sketch for the fresco of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
- A Greek Woman.
1877. Oil on canvas. The Lvov Picture Gallery, Lvov, Ukraine.
- A Gypsy.
1877. Oil on canvas. The Lvov Picture Gallery, Lvov, Ukraine.
- Following The Example Of The Gods.
1879. Oil on canvas. The Lvov Picture Gallery, Lvov, Ukraine.
- Following The Example Of The Gods. Detail.
1879. Oil on canvas. The Lvov Picture Gallery, Lvov, Ukraine.
- By A Temple (Idyll).
1881. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Russian Art, Kiev, Ukraine.
- Dance Amongst Daggers.
1881. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Song Of A Slave-Girl.
1884. Oil on canvas. Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum, Serpukhov, Russia.
- Talisman.
1880s. Oil on canvas. The Art Museum of Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia.
- By A Pool. A Scene From The Roman Life.
1885. Oil on canvas. 153 x 91 cm. National Museum, Warsaw, Poland.
- Fishing. A Scene From The Roman Life.
1885-89. Oil on canvas. National Museum, Warsaw, Poland.
