Henryk Hektor Siemiradzki (24 October 1843 – 23 August 1902) was a Polish painter based in Rome, best remembered for his monumental academic art. He was particularly known for his depictions of scenes from the ancient Greek-Roman world and the New Testament, owned by many national galleries of Europe.
Many of his paintings depict scenes from antiquity, often the sunlit pastoral scenes or compositions presenting the lives of upfront Christians. He moreover painted biblical and historical scenes, landscapes, and portraits. His best-known works increase monumental done for the Lviv (Lwów) Theatre of Opera and for the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków.
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