![]() Now, a memorial museum in his honor has been set up in the old studio built by the artist. ![]() and built an art studio, however his artistic aspirations were not well received in the provincial town, and he instead decided to move to the capital, Riga two years later. In the spring of 1899 Rozentāls acquired a plot of land on Striķu St. For his diploma works he mostly painted portraits using young Latvian students or local farmers as his subjects.Īt some point the artist made the decision to settle in Saldus, wishing to live closer to his intended art subjects as well as draw inspiration from the local nature scenes. During his free time the artist would visit his hometown to get away from the bustle of a large city, as well as to paint scenes of the surrounding nature and take on commissions of portraits. At the age of fifteen he left for Riga aiming to achieve his dream of becoming an artist, later attending Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts. ![]() He received the basic education at H.Krause's Elementary School in Saldus and Kuldīga District School. Rozentāls was born in Bebri Farmstead, Saldus parish, Courland Governorate in the Russian Empire. Janis Rozentāls (Ma– December 26, 1916) was a famous Latvian painter. ![]() Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire ![]()
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