Portrait of Jan Zamojski
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Basic information
- ID
- Ж-5918
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Portrait of Jan Zamojski
- Date of creation
- 1614
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- canvas oil
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 47.4 x 38
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- portraiture
- Provenance
- Lviv Historical Museum
Information about author
Object description
Jan Zamojski (? – 1614) was a Polish nobleman, statesman, Roman Catholic religious figure, and diplomat. Between 1604 and 1614, he was the Archbishop of Lviv. Jan Zamojski studied abroad. He was an ambassador to Rome and the Ottoman Empire. The portrait's dark background merges with the archbishop's dark clothes. The sharp light spots are the head of the man portrayed, a broad white collar, and his hands and white cuffs. In the foreground, there is a table with a crucifix that indicates man's piety. A face with dark, insightful eyes is depicted thoroughly. At the top of the work, there is a coat of arms and an inscription: "IOANNES ZAMOISKI | ARH LLEOPOI | ABBAS PLOPSI | OBIIT DIE З APRIL.. I | A. D. 1614 ATATIS SVA ...".
Portrayed person
- The name of the person portrayed
- Jan Zamojski
- Lifetime of the person portrayed
- ?–1614
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
