Wilhelm kotarbinski biography definition

Wilhelm Kotarbiński (30 November 1848 – 4 September 1921) was a Polish artist and painter^[1][2] of historical and fantastical subjects, who spent most of his life in Kyiv and the Russian Empire.

Early life and education

Kotarbiński was born in Nieborów in Warsaw Province^[2] of Congress Poland.

Wilhelm kotarbinski biography definition

His father was an impoverished Polish nobleman who served as a manager for the Radziwiłł estates. He began his studies with Rafał Hadziewicz at the Warsaw School of Art from 1867 to 1871.^[3] Afterward, he enrolled at the University of Warsaw, urged on by his parents who were opposed to an artistic career, but stayed for only a short time before borrowing money from his uncle and moving to Italy.

The following year, he was able to arrange a stipend from the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts and enrolled at the Accademia di San Luca, where he studied with Francesco Podesti until 1875,^[3] living in