Portrait of Jerzy Szymonowicz, ca. 1710, oil on canvas, Museum of Warsaw
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Jerzy Szymonowicz

ID: OS-009910-P/189991

Jerzy Szymonowicz

First name:

Jerzy

Last Name:

Szymonowicz

Maiden name or alternative names:

Eleuter Siemiginowski

Date of birth:

1660

Place of birth:

Lwów

Date of death:

1711

Place od death:

Lwów

Age:

Profession:

painter

Honours and awards:

Order Złotej Ostrogi

Biography:

Jerzy Szymonowicz (c. 1660- c. 1711), born in Lviv, painter. He came from the Szymonowicz family. Thanks to the support of John III Sobieski, he studied painting in Italy and France. In 1682, he became a member of St. Luke's Academy in Rome, also receiving the papal Order of the Golden Spur. He changed his name to Eleuter. On his return to Poland, he worked mainly for Sobieski, creating, among other things, decorations for the Wilanów palace and portraits of the royal family. After the king's death, he worked with Aleksander Sobieski and August II.

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25.03.2025

Last updated:

06.04.2025

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