Piotr Stachiewicz

Piotr Stachiewicz (29 October 1858, Nowosiółki Gościnne [uk], (now Ukraine) - 14 April 1938, Kraków) was a Polish painter and illustrator.

During this period, he created some of his best-known works; a series featuring the famous model, Zofia Paluchowa [pl], wearing traditional folk costumes.

In 1893, he refused an offer to be named Director of the Kraków Academy, as it was undergoing a major reorganization which would have required him to fire some of his old instructors.

His most notable work in this area was a series of 22 paintings made for Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz and reproduced as postcards.

[4] From 1893 to 1895, he produced a series of paintings depicting the workers in the Wieliczka Salt Mines, which earned him an award from the Polish Academy of Learning.