Piotr Michałowski [20]
Piotr Michałowski (1800-1855)
Face value: 20 pln
Alloy: 925/1000 Ag
Dimensions: 40x28 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 30000 pcs
On the edge: smooth
Additional: pad printing
Date of issue: 2012-11-28
Issue price: 185 pln
Designer: Dobrochna Surajewska
Designer: Dobrochna Surajewska
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To his contemporaries, Piotr Michałowski (1800–1855) stood as
a model of a wise citizen, good farmer and state offi cial. His social
activity, in particular his philanthropy, were especially admired. Obviously, everyone knew that he painted, and some even were
able to appreciate his works, but nobody would treat this activity as
anything other than a private passion, an amateur pastime practiced
at home. Only in the late 19th century was the phenomenon of his
art fi nally discovered, and Michałowski was recognised as the most
eminent painter of Polish Romanticism, comparable even to the
European artistic celebrities of the era.
The painter came from a wealthy noble family. He had received
versatile education, having studied exact and natural science,
mathematics, ...