person
Henryk Siemiradzki
Semiradsky
also: Семирадский, Henryk Hektor Siemiradzki
Polish-Russian academic painter (1843-1902), celebrated for large-scale classical and biblical historical canvases (e.g. "Christ and the Sinner," "The Torches of Nero"); named by Krikunov, alongside Tchaikovsky and the philosopher Solovyov, as an example of genuine cultural distinction the public fails to recognize even as it lionizes a small-time card-sharp.