Bronislawa (Rychter) Janowska - Artist Info

About Bronislawa (Rychter) Janowska

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Bronislawa Anna Waleria Rychter-Janowska
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    Bronislawa Janowska or Bronislawa Anna Waleria Rychter-Janowska (13 July 1868 – 29 September 1953) was a Polish realist painter and publisher associated with the Kraków-based Young Poland movement. An exceptionally prolific artist, her work is on display in many private and state collections, including the Historical Museum of Kraków, the National Museum of Poland, and the Vatican Museums.

    She was born to the noble family of Wladyslaw Janowski Slepowron coat of arms, a participant in the January Uprising against the Russian domination, and his wife Malwina z Borzeckich Pólkozic coat of arms. Her older brother Stanislaw Janowski (1866–1942), a second husband of famous dramatist Gabriela Zapolska, was also a painter; he taught her the ...

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