Tadeusz Popiel

Tadeusz Popiel (1863, Szczucin - 22 February 1913, Kraków) was a Polish painter, known for his religious and historical scenes; especially his work on several famous panoramas.

He was born to a family of the minor nobility and began his studies at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts with Władysław Łuszczkiewicz and Leopold Loeffler.

After his studies were completed, he travelled extensively all through the 1890s, visiting Denmark, Italy, Romania and Russia, among other places.

[1] His major works of this period included decorations at the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (the result of winning a competition) and at theaters in Lwów.

[1] He also designed murals, frescoes and stained glass windows for churches and other public buildings throughout Poland.