Władysław Barwicki

Place: Puławy (Nowa Aleksandria)

Born: 1865

Death: 1933

Biography:

Władysław Barwicki was a Polish painter, sculptor, and poet born on June 11, 1865, in Puławy (Nowa Aleksandria), Poland. He studied art in Warsaw under Wandalin Strzałecki and Wojciech Gerson. Barwicki was known for his religious and patriotic paintings, as well as landscapes and portraits. He made his debut in 1888, exhibiting portraits in Lublin. Among his notable works are the polychromy in the Church of St. Peter Apostle in Lublin (1899), the tempera paintings in the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ostrowie Lubelski (1908), and the painting 'Zabójstwo św. Stanisława' (1902) for the church in Piotrawin. He also created scenes from the life of missionary o. Eligiusz Głębocki. In the years 1927-1933, Barwicki worked for the Capuchins in Krośnie and Rozwadów, creating paintings for the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. His works can also be found in the Capuchin churches in Lublin, Olesko, Turbia, Wola Rzeczycka, and Ma....