Jan Styka

Jan Styka (April 8, 1858 - April 11, 1925) was a Polish-born painter noted for producing large historical and Christian religion panoramas.

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April 8 - 1858 - April 11 - 1925 - Polish - Historical - Christian - Religion

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Styka attended school in his native Lwów then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria following which he took up residence in Italy for a short time before moving to France where the great art movements at Montmartre and Montparnasse were taking shape and where he would spend a large part of his life.

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Lwów - Academy of Fine Arts - Vienna - Austria - Italy - France - Montmartre - Montparnasse

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Among Styka's important works is the large scene of Saint Peter preaching the Gospel in the Catacombs (seen here) painted in Paris in 1902. His renowned panoramas include "Bem in Siedmiogrod" (1897), "The Martydrom of Christians in Nero's Circus" (1897), and at the Wroc?aw Branch of the National Museum of Poland is the monumental collaboration "The Battle of Raclawice" painted in 1894.

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Saint Peter - Gospel - Catacombs - Paris - 1902 - 1897 - Wroc?aw - The Battle of Raclawice - 1894

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In 1910, Jan Styka painted a portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski which is now at the National Museum of Poland in Poznan. Previously, near the end of the 19th Century, Paderewski had commissioned Styka to paint what would become his most famous work internationally. Known as "The Crucifixion," it is an enormous panorama standing 60 m long by 14 m in height. Acquired by American businessman Hubert Eaton, it is on display in the Hall of the Crucifixion at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Jan Styka died in 1925 and was buried in Rome. However, in 1959 Hubert Eaton arranged with Styka's family for his remains to be brought to the United States for interment in the "Hall of Honor" at Forest Lawn cemetery.

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1910 - Ignacy Jan Paderewski - Poznan - 19th Century - Hubert Eaton - Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery - Glendale, California - 1925 - Rome - 1959

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Sons Tadeusz "Tade" Styka (1889-1954) and Adam Styka (1890-1959) were both painters.

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1889 - 1954 - 1890 - 1959

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