Zofia Szymanowska-Lenartowicz
Polish painter and poet (1825–1870)
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Zofia Szymanowska–Lenartowicz (21 December 1825 – 8 July 1870) was a Polish painter, musician, and poet.[1][2] She painted many portraits of the Mickiewicz family, particularly Adam Mickiewicz.
21 December 1825
Zofia Szymanowska–Lenartowicz | |
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Self-portrait (1855), oil on canvas (from the National Museum in Warsaw) | |
| Born | Zofia Szymanowska 21 December 1825 Otwock, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 8 July 1870 (aged 44) Miłosław, Poland |
Burial place | Miłosław, Poland |
| Occupations | Painter, poet, musician |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
Zofia Szymanowska was born on 21 December 1825, in Otwock, Congress Kingdom of Poland (now Poland).[3][4] She was the daughter of Józef Szymanowski (1785–1832) and his second wife, Elżbieta (née Młodzianowska, 1791–1847), her family was ennobled Jewish Frankists.[5]
She was a half-sister of Celina Szymanowska, who was married to poet Adam Mickiewicz.[6] Szymanowska–Lenartowicz had lived with the Mickiewicz family in Paris from 1850 until 1855, and helped with their childcare.[6] She was educated in Dresden and in Paris, and in the studio of Ary Scheffer, and Aleksander Lesser.[4]
In 1861, she married poet Teofil Lenartowicz in Florence, Italy, with whom she had a son Jan (John) who died shortly after his birth in 1864.[4]
She died after struggling with pneumonia on 8 July 1870, in Miłosław, Poland.[3] Her artwork can be found in the collections at the National Museum in Warsaw,[7] and the National Museum in Kraków.[8]
