Jacek Malchevsky - part of the galaxy of the biggest artists of our time, his talent by becoming Picasso or Dali, but in Russia it is not known, may be because the Russian people, because of its special mentality, does not notice the achievements of its neighbors, especially since similar him Slavs, and much, much less competitors in the struggle for primacy in the Slavic world. To become great, we have to be a Frenchman, well, too, in extreme cases, German. Knight with a harpy in the head and a brush in his hand.
In Soviet times, was taken to round dates in the history of neighbors hold large exhibition in Manezh. Here's a retrospective exhibition of Polish paintings and arranged for the silver jubilee of the People's Poland. There, many first saw the grand canvases Mateyki painting Vychulkovskogo, Gerymskogo and other Polish korifeev. People watch over the unusual, mystical Malchevskogo linens, and many are surprised that previously had not heard about it. Lviv is one of the largest collections of paintings Malchevskogo, but this is not Russia.
He looked us in a few days left, but the memory of those who had seen his picture, they remain forever.
Jacek Malchevsky born in 1854 in Radom, in the family impoverished shlyahtichey. Until 13 years raising a future artist were his parents, his father - Julian and his mother - Maria, which took place from the kind of Corwin-Shimanovskih. Father was deeply religious and cultural rights, he was considered a connoisseur of art Dante and Polish romantics. He has had an enormous influence on the mirovozreniya Street, it immunized him ideas of patriotism and the Polish national Messianism, which were impregnated works of Polish literary romantics.
The sense of belonging to his people, love for the domestic landscape and familiarity with the folklore of his country had strengthened two years Malchevskogo the name of his uncle Felix Karchevskogo with his care for a future classic Polish literature Adolf Dygasinsky.
Generally, Malchevsky unlike many other artists who lived a fairly quiet happy life, one might say - academic, but has been in his life and privacy that could render him great influence - in Poland stubbornly rumor that Jacek Malchevsky was a descendant of the ancient royal kind Pyastov not sprosta since his childhood surrounded by aristocrats, agree - it's quite unusual for burger otpryska.
