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Sketch for the Polychromy of St. Mary's Basilica in Krakow

Jan Matejko

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ID: Г-I-176
Author: Jan Matejko
Name: Sketch for the Polychromy of St. Mary's Basilica in Krakow
Date of creation: 1891
Country: Poland Austro-Hungarian Empire
Technique: drawing
Material: paper on canvas watercolour
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 135.5 x 107

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Type: graphic art
Genre: history painting
Provenance: Collection of Leon Pininski

Information about author

Author: Jan Matejko
Artist's lifetime: 1838–1893
Country: Poland
Biography: Jan Alojzy Matejko (born 24 June 1838 in Krakow – died 1 November 1893 in Krakow) – a famous Polish painter, graphic artist, and teacher. In 1852, he began studying painting at the Krakow School of Fine Arts (now the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts). He studied at Wojciech Korneli Stattler and Wladyslaw Luszczkiewicz. The artist graduated from the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts in 1858 and after that, he studied for two more years in Munich with Hermann Anschütz, where the young artist experienced a period of fascination with the historical painting of French painter Paul Delaroche. The artist participated in numerous art exhibitions. He travelled frequently to Paris and Vienna and visited Prague, Budapest, Berlin, London, Istanbul and many locations in Italy. He became the head of Krakow School of Fine Arts in 1873 and remained at its head until his death. His students included such outstanding Polish painters as Jacek Malczewski, Stanislaw Wyspianski, Jozef Mehoffer. Jan Matejko's artistic heritage includes more than three hundred paintings: portraits and paintings on historical, religious and allegorical themes, as well as several hundreds of graphic drawings and sketches. Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery holds some of the best works of this outstanding Polish artist.

Inscriptions

Inscriptions: monogram and date at the top right: JM./ 1891 A.D./ IV

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