Adam Chmielowski - paintings. Handel: Largo - HWV 40

"If I had two souls, I would paint with one, and take care of the homeless with the other. But I have only one soul, so I have chosen what is of the greatest importance" Saint Brother Albert (Adam Chmielowski, born and died in Poland, 1845 -1916) - patriot, insurrectionist of 1863 (Polish National Uprising called January Uprising) - talented painter - heroic servant and father of the poor Adam Chmielowski was a sensitive artist and a man of exceptional talent. For many years he searched for more and more mature dimensions of beauty, good and truth. He found these in other people, especially those who were the poorest, seeing in their faces the insulted image of Christ. This mystical experience was the foundation for his transformation. Chmielowski was born in a noble family and became an orphan at an early age. During his youth years, he lost his leg while taking part in the January Uprising. Gifted with a strong faith and an unexceptional strength of character uncommon for eighteen-year-old, Chmielowski did not give up and persistently searched for his way of life by choosing art. He studied painting in Warsaw, Paris and Munich. After completing his studies as a mature and talented painter, Chmielowski started his artistic period, which assured his permanent place in arts. In the midst of his artistic power, a friend of Wyczólkowski, Gierymski, Witkiewicz, Modrzejewska and many other people from culture and science, he gave up his career and at the age of 42 put his ...



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