Konstanty Schmidt-Ciążyński
Konstanty Schmidt-Ciążyński was born on February 18, 1818. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Konstanty Schmidt-Ciążyński
Konstanty Aleksander Wiktor Schmidt-Ciążyński (born February 18, 1818, died January 5, 1889, in Gorizia) was a Polish collector and art connoisseur, who donated a large collection to the National Museum in Kraków. He likely studied in Dorpat. Then, from 1839 to 1851, he resided in Saint Petersburg, where he worked at the Hermitage Museum as a restorer of paintings by Italian old masters, among others. It was during this time that he began to create his private collection of engraved gems, paintings, and prints. From 1851 to 1859, he was involved in art trade in Paris, running a renowned…