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Józef Mehoffer

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Birth Date:
19.03.1869
Death date:
08.07.1946
Extra names:
Józef Mehoffer, Юзеф Мехоффер
Categories:
Painter
Nationality:
 pole
Cemetery:
Kraków, Rakowicki Cemetery

Józef Mehoffer (19 March 1869 - 8 July 1946) was a Polish painter and decorative artist, one of the leading artists of the Young Poland movement and one of the most revered Polish artists of his time.

Mehoffer was born in Ropczyce, studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, and later at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, as well as in Paris at the Académie Colarossi among others. There Mehoffer began painting portraits, often of people of historical significance. He later expanded his work to include different techniques, such as graphic art, stained glass, textiles, chalk drawings, etchings and book illustrations. He produced set designs for theatre, and stylized furniture designs.

Mehoffer received international acclaim for his stained glass windows in the Gothic St Nicholas Collegiate Church in Fribourg, Switzerland produced in 1895-1936. His other stained glass designs include the Radziwill Chapel in Balice (1892), Grauer Chapel in Opava (1901), church in Jutrosini (1902), Holy Cross Chapel at Wawel (1904), sepulchral chapel in Goluchów (1906), Orgelmeister Chapel in Vienna (1910), cathedral in Wloclawek (1935–40), cathedral in Przemysl (1940) and church in Debniki near Kraków (1943). There are stained glass designed by Mehoffer in Jesus Holliest Heart in Turek (East Greater Poland - central Poland); in the same church there are also mural paintings made by Mehoffer.

Mehoffer explored various media further throughout his career to include a range of applied arts in his projects. He manufactured a multiplicity of book covers, ornaments and posters. Mehoffer - aside from his versatility in studio art - became known for his frescoes often reminiscent of medieval art. He frequently collaborated with Stanisław Wyspiański and Jan Matejko. He died in Wadowice.

 

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        Relation nameRelation typeBirth DateDeath dateDescription
        1Stanisław WyspiańskiStanisław WyspiańskiCoworker15.01.186928.11.1907
        2Jan MatejkoJan MatejkoTeacher24.06.183801.11.1893
        3Leon ChwistekLeon ChwistekStudent13.06.188420.08.1944
        4Tymon NiesiołowskiTymon NiesiołowskiStudent02.10.188212.06.1965
        5Adam BunschAdam BunschStudent20.12.189615.05.1969
        6Stefan FelsztyńskiStefan FelsztyńskiStudent03.05.188830.06.1966
        7Ludwik KonarzewskiLudwik KonarzewskiStudent18.08.188502.10.1954
        8Kazimierz SichulskiKazimierz SichulskiStudent17.01.187906.11.1942
        9Andrzej StopkaAndrzej StopkaStudent23.09.190411.08.1973
        10Jan CybisJan CybisStudent16.02.189713.12.1972
        11Wojciech JastrzębowskiWojciech JastrzębowskiStudent25.02.188409.03.1963
        12Konstanty BrandelKonstanty BrandelStudent10.04.188007.12.1970
        13Tadeusz MakowskiTadeusz MakowskiStudent29.01.188201.11.1932

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