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Franciszek Smuglewicz has a special place in the history of Lithuanian art. In the late 18th<\/sup> \u2013 early 19th<\/sup> century, he was one of the most popular and most acclaimed artists of local origin \u2013 pictor doctus<\/em>, much superior to many of his contemporaries in education and professional training. In 1797, invited to work as the head of the Drawing and Painting Department, which was being founded at Vilnius University, Smuglewicz became its first professor, and the founding father of the national school of art.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Smuglewicz lived in a period of historical shifts, witnessing and actively participating in important events of the political and artistic life. Born into the family of artists, he acquired basic professional training in Warsaw, in the studio of his father \u0141ukasz Smuglewicz and relative Szymon Czechowicz, but it was Rome that was the making of him as an independent creator. During his twenty years in that city, which was a hub of culture and art at that time, he kept company with artists, antique dealers, publishers of various nationalities, and was among the first European artists to embrace the new style of Classicism. Smuglewicz\u2019s name earned fame, and his works \u2013 above all, professionally executed copies of classical monuments \u2013 contributed to the formation and dissemination of the style of Classicism in all Europe.<\/p>\n

While studying in Rome, Smuglewicz received a scholarship of the ruler of Poland and Lithuania, Stanis\u0142aw August Poniatowski, but upon his return to the homeland, he did not become a court artist. Sturdy and somewhat coarse characters of Smuglewicz\u2019s works were not quite up to the ruler\u2019s aristocratic and refined taste; besides, the court milieu was alien to the artist\u2019s nature \u2013 his love for creative freedom and his democratic convictions had the upper hand. The artist\u2019s activity was related to the city \u2013 he founded a private painting school in Warsaw, and later led the Drawing and Painting Department of Vilnius University.<\/p>\n

Smuglewicz was a representative of Enlightened Classicism, an active and progressive citizen of his country. He kept in contact with the most forward-thinking public figures of that time \u2013 Hugo Ko\u0142\u0142\u0105taj, Stanis\u0142aw Kostka Potocki, Karol Prozor, Pawe\u0142 Ksawery Brzostowski, Jakub Jasi\u0144ski and other educators, reformers, patriots. Through his work, the artist boldly expressed his views, and sought to shape the mentality and political views of his compatriots, to improve people\u2019s cultural level and aesthetic education. While working as the head of the Drawing and Painting Department of Vilnius University, Smuglewicz not only trained the first generation of local artists, but also significantly contributed to the strengthening of the social status of artists, advancing the understanding of professional art, and created the preconditions for the further development of art genres \u2013 Smuglewicz and his students created not only portraits and altarpieces, which were dominant in Lithuanian Baroque art, but also classical, historical and genre compositions and landscapes.<\/p>\n

As a creator, Smuglewicz was both praised and criticized, forgotten and rediscovered. Today, Smuglewicz\u2019s significance for Lithuanian, Polish and even European art is not doubted. His works take an honourable place in permanent museum exhibitions, are shown in thematic exhibitions, and his less analyzed work of the Rome period has been receiving more research attention lately. However, a larger exhibition dedicated to Smuglewicz has not been held to date. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The aim of this exhibition is to present Smuglewicz\u2019s many-faceted activity and creative work. The exhibition starts with a room dedicated to the artist\u2019s family, presenting the artistic environment in which Smuglewicz came of age. Further, his copies of monuments of classical antiquity created in the Roman period and independent compositions are shown. The bulk of the exhibition is comprised of Smuglewicz\u2019s works created after the artist\u2019s return to the homeland. They are divided by themes and genres, thus allowing to reveal the wide range of Smuglewicz\u2019s creative interests and his impact on the further development of Lithuanian art. One of the last rooms of the exhibition is devoted to his teaching work and his students.<\/p>\n

Brief descriptions given at the majority of works and the supplementary video material will help to bring the distant past nearer and better understand Smuglewicz\u2019s work. The organizers hope that the exhibition will not only offer the viewers memorable aesthetic impressions, but also will involve them in an exciting adventure of discovery.<\/p>\n

The works in the exhibition are courtesy of:<\/p>\n

\u0160iauliai Au\u0161ros Museum<\/p>\n

Samogitian Museum Alka<\/p>\n

Vilnius University Library<\/p>\n

Vilnius University Museum<\/p>\n

Lithuanian Art Centre Tartle<\/p>\n

Vilnius archdiocese<\/p>\n

Curia of the Kai\u0161iadorys diocese<\/p>\n

Dr. Jaunius Gumbis<\/p>\n

Archival video material for the exhibition is courtesy of<\/p>\n

Lithuanian National Radio and Television<\/p>\n

Exhibition curator Dalia Tarandait\u0117<\/p>\n

Exhibition architects: Vytautas Biek\u0161a, Egl\u0117 Matulaityt\u0117<\/p>\n

Exhibition designers: Loreta Uzdrait\u0117, Laura Grigali\u016bnait\u0117, Vadim \u0160amkov<\/p>\n

Current safety regulations require the visitors to wear face masks and maintaining social distance of at least 2 m. Please follow the instructions given by the museum personnel and the signage that is placed throughout the museum floor to help encourage proper social distancing. Don\u2019t forget to cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your elbow before coughing or sneezing.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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