He was born in
Szczucin to a family of the minor nobility and began his studies at the
Kraków Academy of Fine Arts with
Władysław Łuszczkiewicz and
Leopold Loeffler. He later studied composition with
Jan Matejko, who became his patron; then continued in Vienna and Munich. After his studies were completed, he travelled extensively all through the 1890s, visiting Denmark, Italy, Romania and Russia, among other places. He also exhibited widely, winning medals at the
Exposition Universelle (1889) and the
California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. His major works of this period included decorations at the
Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (the result of winning a competition) and at theaters in
Lwów. He also designed murals,
frescoes and stained glass windows for churches and other public buildings throughout Poland. Later, he established a drawing school and was one of the founders of the Society of Artists in
Poznań. At various times, he lived in
Kraków, Lwów and
Chernivtsi. During his later years, he spent most of his time in
Swoszowice, where he had his studio, and increasingly turned to landscapes. He died in 1913, in Kraków. By the time of his death, his work was considered to be old-fashioned and he is chiefly remembered for the work he did on several panoramas produced by
Jan Styka; such as the
Racławice Panorama and the
Transylvania Panorama. ==References==