Erazm Fabijański

Erazm Fabijański (Żytomierz, 1826 – Kraków, 1892) was a Polish painter, illustrator and set designer. Little is documented about his early years. He apparently began by studying medicine in Kiev before moving to the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, where he trained in painting and lithography.

From 1852 to 1860 he directed the theatre in Żytomierz, where he designed sets for an early production of Stanisław Moniuszko's Halka. After a brief arrest in 1861 for patriotic activities, he settled in Warsaw, where he worked for illustrated publications. Following the January Uprising of 1863 he lived in exile in Vienna and France, and later served in the French Foreign Legion, being wounded in the Franco-Prussian War.

After 1871 he settled in Lwów, where he painted murals at St. George's Cathedral and designed sets for several operas. In 1880 he moved to Kraków, where he decorated churches and theatres. Today he is remembered chiefly for his many cityscapes and architectural paintings. His son Stanisław, also a painter, became known for cityscapes as well.