Krzysztof Boguszewski

Who was Krzysztof Boguszewski?

Krzysztof Boguszewski of Ostoja was a Polish Baroque painter.

He was son of August and raised in Chełmno County, by a family that was part of Clan of Ostoja. In early years Krzysztof master his skills in Gdańsk under the supervision of Herman Han. Then in 1623 he was appointed painter by king Sigismund III Vasa to work for the Crown. Between 1627 and 1631 he worked on paintings showing the Battle of Grunwald in Town Hall of Gdańsk. In year 1628 he worked in the Abbacy of Paradaz-Goscikowo instructed by abbot Marek Łętowski where he produced four paintings of which of St. Paul remained in the Abbacy and other like St. Martin of Tours were moved to the Poznań Cathedral.

He become priest in Sankt Wojciech church in Poznań in 1631 where he also found his final resting place in 1635. In the church he painted a picture of an Guarding angel and also founded the altar.