Mural and mosaic artist.
His father was a painter at the court of the last two Russian czars, Alexander III and Nicholas II. Jan Henryk studied painting in Warsaw and worked in Poland, Austria, and the Vatican. He was the first painter to paint murals in the Pope's chapel since Michelangelo. He came to America in 1939 to paint at the Polish embassy in Washington, D.C. Later in life, he converted to Catholicism and became professor of art at the Catholic University of America. His career designing murals and mosaics for churches and cathedrals extended fifty years. His principal works in the United States are found in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Buffalo, Memphis, Pittsburgh, and eight California cities. One of his greatest creations, the inner dome of the new cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri, is said to be the largest mosaic in the world. Information from Wikipedia.
Written by Member Angela (#48520699) who has viewed many of his works.
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Son of:
Jan Bogumil Rosen b. 1854 in Warsaw, Poland &
Wanda Hantke who married in 1890
Grandson of:
Szymon Rosen who married
Amalia Leo
Great Grandson of:
Maria Weaver on the Rosen side
Leopold Leo
Brother of:
Maria Rosen Wszelaki b. 1895
Sophie Rosen b. 1897
This biographical information is extracted from the biography entitled "With Paintbrush and Sword, The Life and Works of Jan Henryk de Rosen" by Mary Lubienski Flanagan, KCSS, published in 2011.
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His father was a painter at the court of the last two Russian czars, Alexander III and Nicholas II. Jan Henryk studied painting in Warsaw and worked in Poland, Austria, and the Vatican. He was the first painter to paint murals in the Pope's chapel since Michelangelo. He came to America in 1939 to paint at the Polish embassy in Washington, D.C. Later in life, he converted to Catholicism and became professor of art at the Catholic University of America. His career designing murals and mosaics for churches and cathedrals extended fifty years. His principal works in the United States are found in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Buffalo, Memphis, Pittsburgh, and eight California cities. One of his greatest creations, the inner dome of the new cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri, is said to be the largest mosaic in the world. Information from Wikipedia.
Written by Member Angela (#48520699) who has viewed many of his works.
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Son of:
Jan Bogumil Rosen b. 1854 in Warsaw, Poland &
Wanda Hantke who married in 1890
Grandson of:
Szymon Rosen who married
Amalia Leo
Great Grandson of:
Maria Weaver on the Rosen side
Leopold Leo
Brother of:
Maria Rosen Wszelaki b. 1895
Sophie Rosen b. 1897
This biographical information is extracted from the biography entitled "With Paintbrush and Sword, The Life and Works of Jan Henryk de Rosen" by Mary Lubienski Flanagan, KCSS, published in 2011.
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Mural and mosaic artist.
His father was a painter at the court of the last two Russian czars, Alexander III and Nicholas II. Jan Henryk studied painting in Warsaw and worked in Poland, Austria, and the Vatican. He was the first painter to paint murals in the Pope's chapel since Michelangelo. He came to America in 1939 to paint at the Polish embassy in Washington, D.C. Later in life, he converted to Catholicism and became professor of art at the Catholic University of America. His career designing murals and mosaics for churches and cathedrals extended fifty years. His principal works in the United States are found in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Buffalo, Memphis, Pittsburgh, and eight California cities. One of his greatest creations, the inner dome of the new cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri, is said to be the largest mosaic in the world. Information from Wikipedia.
Written by Member Angela (#48520699) who has viewed many of his works.
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Son of:
Jan Bogumil Rosen b. 1854 in Warsaw, Poland &
Wanda Hantke who married in 1890
Grandson of:
Szymon Rosen who married
Amalia Leo
Great Grandson of:
Maria Weaver on the Rosen side
Leopold Leo
Brother of:
Maria Rosen Wszelaki b. 1895
Sophie Rosen b. 1897
This biographical information is extracted from the biography entitled "With Paintbrush and Sword, The Life and Works of Jan Henryk de Rosen" by Mary Lubienski Flanagan, KCSS, published in 2011.
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His father was a painter at the court of the last two Russian czars, Alexander III and Nicholas II. Jan Henryk studied painting in Warsaw and worked in Poland, Austria, and the Vatican. He was the first painter to paint murals in the Pope's chapel since Michelangelo. He came to America in 1939 to paint at the Polish embassy in Washington, D.C. Later in life, he converted to Catholicism and became professor of art at the Catholic University of America. His career designing murals and mosaics for churches and cathedrals extended fifty years. His principal works in the United States are found in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Buffalo, Memphis, Pittsburgh, and eight California cities. One of his greatest creations, the inner dome of the new cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri, is said to be the largest mosaic in the world. Information from Wikipedia.
Written by Member Angela (#48520699) who has viewed many of his works.
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Son of:
Jan Bogumil Rosen b. 1854 in Warsaw, Poland &
Wanda Hantke who married in 1890
Grandson of:
Szymon Rosen who married
Amalia Leo
Great Grandson of:
Maria Weaver on the Rosen side
Leopold Leo
Brother of:
Maria Rosen Wszelaki b. 1895
Sophie Rosen b. 1897
This biographical information is extracted from the biography entitled "With Paintbrush and Sword, The Life and Works of Jan Henryk de Rosen" by Mary Lubienski Flanagan, KCSS, published in 2011.
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