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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. Varena (Lithuania), 22 september 1875 - Pustelnik (Poland), 10 April 1911 Mikalojus Konstantinas (often abbreviated as M. K.) Čiurlionis (1875 -- 1911) was a Lithuanian painter and composer. Ciurlionis contributed to symbolism and art nouveau and was representative of the fin de siècle epoch. During his short life he composed about 250 pieces of music and created about 300 paintings. Čiurlionis felt that he was a synesthete; that is, he perceived colors and music simultaneously. Many of his paintings bear the names of musical pieces: sonatas, fugues, and preludes.