Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Painting, Composer
1875 – 1911
Who was Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis?
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis was a Lithuanian painter, composer and writer.
Čiurlionis contributed to symbolism and art nouveau and was representative of the fin de siècle epoch. He has been considered one of the pioneers of abstract art in Europe. During his short life he composed about 400 pieces of music and created about 300 paintings, as well as many literary works and poems. The majority of his paintings are housed in the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. His works have had a profound influence on modern Lithuanian culture. The asteroid 2420 Čiurlionis is named after him.
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- Born
- Sep 22, 1875
Senoji Varėna - Also known as
- Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis
- M. K. Čiurlionis
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sofija Kymantaitė
(1909 - 1911/04/10)
- Sofija Kymantaitė
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Lithuanian people
- Nationality
- Lithuania
- Profession
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
(1904 - 1906) - Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw
(1894 - 1899)
- Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
- Lived in
- Senoji Varėna
- Died
- Apr 10, 1911
Marki
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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