Kossak
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Kossak is the surname of the 4 generations of notable Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 painters, writers and poets, descending from the historical painter
History painting
History painting is a genre in painting defined by subject matter rather than an artistic style, depicting a moment in a narrative story, rather than a static subject such as a portrait...

 Juliusz Kossak
Juliusz Kossak
Juliusz Fortunat Kossak was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses...

. The family includes:
  • Progenitor, Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Fortunat Kossak was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses...

     (1824–99), Polish painter from the partitions period
    Partitions of Poland
    The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...

  • Wojciech Kossak
    Wojciech Kossak
    Wojciech Kossak was a Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of painters and writers...

     (1857–1942), painter, son of Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Fortunat Kossak was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses...

  • Jerzy Kossak
    Jerzy Kossak
    Jerzy Kossak was a Polish realist painter specializing in military scenes; son of painter Wojciech Kossak and grandson of painter Juliusz Kossak — a third-generation artist from a well-known and sought after family of painters, writers and poets.Jerzy Kossak was a prolific painter of mostly...

     (1886–1955), painter, son of Wojciech Kossak
    Wojciech Kossak
    Wojciech Kossak was a Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of painters and writers...

    , grandson of Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Fortunat Kossak was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses...

  • Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
    Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
    Zofia Kossak-Szczucka was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter. She co-founded the wartime Polish organization Żegota, set up to assist Poland's Jews in escaping the Holocaust...

     (1889–1968), novelist, daughter of Wojciech Kossak's twin brother Tadeusz Kossak
    Tadeusz Kossak
    Tadeusz Kossak was a Polish activist, freedom fighter, and a plenipotent of a country estate in Górki Wielkie from 1922. In 1907 Kossak was arrested by the Imperial Russian authorities for protesting against the foreign occupation of Poland...

    , granddaughter of Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Fortunat Kossak was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses...

  • Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
    Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
    Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, née Kossak , was a Polish poet known as the Polish Sappho and "queen of lyrical poetry" of Poland's interwar period...

     née Kossak (1891–1945), poet, second daughter of Wojciech Kossak
    Wojciech Kossak
    Wojciech Kossak was a Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of painters and writers...

    , granddaughter of Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Fortunat Kossak was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses...

  • Magdalena Samozwaniec
    Magdalena Samozwaniec
    Magdalena Samozwaniec née Kossak was a Polish writer. The Kossak family is known for many artists including her father Wojciech Kossak, her brother Jerzy and sister Maria.- Stories by Magdalena Samozwaniec :...

     née Kossak (1894–1972), writer, third daughter of Wojciech Kossak
    Wojciech Kossak
    Wojciech Kossak was a Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of painters and writers...

    , granddaughter of Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Kossak
    Juliusz Fortunat Kossak was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses...

  • Gloria Kossak
    Gloria Kossak
    Gloria Kossak , Polish painter and poet, was a daughter of painter Jerzy Kossak and granddaughter of another renowned Polish painter, Wojciech Kossak, himself the son of Juliusz Kossak, the progenitor of the entire Kossak family of artists and writers, and precursor of a Polish school of...

     (1941–1991), painter and poet, daughter of Wojciech Kossak
    Wojciech Kossak
    Wojciech Kossak was a Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of painters and writers...

    's son, Jerzy Kossak
    Jerzy Kossak
    Jerzy Kossak was a Polish realist painter specializing in military scenes; son of painter Wojciech Kossak and grandson of painter Juliusz Kossak — a third-generation artist from a well-known and sought after family of painters, writers and poets.Jerzy Kossak was a prolific painter of mostly...

     (1886–1955)

(as well as)
  • Karol Kossak (1896–1975) – painter, illustrator
  • Leon Kossak (1827–1877) – amateur painter
  • Władysław Kossak (1828–1918) – painter, Polish émigré
    Émigré
    Émigré is a French term that literally refers to a person who has "migrated out", but often carries a connotation of politico-social self-exile....

     in Australia


Note: the above list of persons incorporates information available in Polish Wikipedia.
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