The Activity of Tadas Daugirdas in Warsaw (1877–1891): From a Painter to an Archaeologist

Tadas Daugirdas actively participated in the National revival culture but later was forgotten. His work covered several areas of cultural and intellectual life including painting, archaeology, ethnology, museology, publicist writing. contributed significantly to creation national flag Lithuania. The fourteen years, from 1877 1891, he spent Warsaw had great influence on his worldview. Living maintained close relationship with such people as artist art critic Stanisław Witkiewicz, doctor ethnologist Władysław Matlakowski, archaeologists Adam Honory Kirkor, Dmitrij Samokvasov, Gotfryd Ossowski; also corresponded Mečislovas Davainis-Silvestraitis issues Lithuanianism. period determined future activities which developed after return He came a painter returned parents’ manor Lithuania an archaeologist promoter folk art.