Monday, February 5, 2024

Henryk Pillati - paintings of war, horse races and Berek Joselewicz

 Salvete Omnes,



a short entry - in fact just I am bringing to your attention great art of a  painter Henryk (Henry, Engrique) Pillati (1832-1894), who was a Polish painter and illustrator of the Partition era. 

 








the last fight of colonel Berek Joselewicz of the 5th regiment of the chasseur a cheval (strzelcy konni) of the Duchy of Warsaw , sabred by the Hungarian hussars near Kock in 1809











 






enjoy

Valete

3 comments:

Dario T. W. said...

https://www.anumuseum.org.il/blog/the-story-of-the-jewish-warrior-who-became-a-symbol-of-bravery-in-poland/

Anonymous said...

Hi, what do you think of Giorgio de Chirico horse paintings? Did you write anything about it?

Dario T. W. said...

Aaa, no, I have not posted anything about de Chirico's horses. I have a little folder with them - thanks for reminding me about them,