Krzysztof Boguszewski
Krzysztof Boguszewski of Ostoja (died 1635) was a Polish Baroque painter.
He was son of August and raised in CheĆmno County, by a family that was part of Clan of Ostoja. In early years Krzysztof mastered his skills in GdaĆsk under the supervision of Herman Han. Then in 1623 he was appointed painter by king Sigismund III Vasa to work for the Crown. Between 1627 and 1631 he worked on paintings showing the Battle of Grunwald in the Town Hall of GdaĆsk. In 1628 he worked in the Abbacy of GoĆcikowo-ParadyĆŒ instructed by Abbot Marek ĆÄtowski. There he produced four paintings of which of St. Paul remained in the Abbacy and the others like St. Martin of Tours were moved to the PoznaĆ Cathedral.
He became priest in St Adalbert's (Wojciech) Church in PoznaĆ in 1631 where he also found his final resting place in 1635. In the church he painted a picture of a Guarding angel and founded the altar.
References
- Wielkopolski sĆownik biograficzny (Greater Poland biography dictionary), Warszawa - PoznaĆ 1981, PWN ISBN 83-01-02722-3
- Bogna WroĆska, Wjazd Ćw.Marcina do Amiens z poznaĆskiej katedry, KMP 2005 2, Wydawnictwo Miejskie, PoznaĆ 2005, ISSN 0137-3552
- Zofia Kurzawa, Andrzej Kusztelski,Historyczne koĆcioĆy Poznania. Przewodnik, KsiÄgarnia Ćw. Wojciecha, PoznaĆ 2006, ISBN 83-7015-841-2
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