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Medal "Jan Pawel Woronicz"

Henryk Stattler

Basic information

ID: С-II-610
Author: Henryk Stattler
Name: Medal "Jan Pawel Woronicz"
Date of creation: 1852
Country: Kingdom of Poland
Culture: Modern times
Technique: moulding
Material: bronze
Dimensions (diameter, cm): 18

Additionally

Type: sculpture (relief)
Genre: portraiture
Plot: Portrait
Provenance: the Dzieduszycki collection

Information about author

Author: Henryk Stattler
Artist's lifetime: 1834–1877
Country: Kingdom of Poland
Biography: Henryk Stattler (13 June 1834 – 26 May 1877) was a Polish sculptor. He was born in Krakow, the son of Krakow artist Wojciech Korneliusz Stattler. He initially studied under his father's guidance, and later, from 1844 to 1852, at the Kraków School of Fine Arts. In 1850, he created a commemorative medal for the Great Fire of Krakow. In 1852–1860, he continued his studies at the Academy of St. Luke in Rome. At that time, he participated in exhibitions and received awards. During his stay in Rome, he visited Vienna and Warsaw. He lived in Paris for a while and exhibited his work at the Salon des Artistes Français. In 1860, he settled permanently in Warsaw, where he ran a studio. From 1862, he frequently exhibited his works at the Warsaw Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts. He periodically visited Krakow to fulfill commissions and exhibit his works at exhibitions of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts, particularly in 1871–1872. He modelled sculptures in plaster (often intended for casting in bronze) and carved them out of stone. The sculptor's favourite material was white marble, often quarried in Carrara. He gained popularity primarily as the author of portrait medallions and busts of historical figures and contemporaries, in particular General Józef Chłopicki (ca. 1849–1850, bronze, National Museum in Warsaw). He designed and created statues and monuments. He is the author of compositions with religious and allegorical content (Innocence, 1864) and the designer of medals. In his work, H. Stattler skilfully combined neoclassical features with romanticism (neo-Gothic motifs on some tombstones), realism, and the traditions of academic sculpture.

Object description

Jan Paweł Woronicz (28 June 1757 – 6/7 December 1829) was a Polish poet and writer. He was Bishop of Krakow, Archbishop of Warsaw, and Primate of the Kingdom of Poland. He was born in Volhynia into the noble family of Woronicz of the Herburt (Pawęza) coat of arms. He studied with the Jesuits in Ostroh. During this time, he discovered his poetic talents. In 1770, he joined the Jesuit order. Soon after, the artist began studying at the Vilnius Academy. In 1777, he worked as a teacher at the former Jesuit school in Ostroh. In 1783–1784, he studied theology at the Holy Cross Seminary of the Missionary Fathers in Warsaw. From 1794, he was a canon of the Chełmno Diocese. During the T. Kosciuszko uprising, he was the commissioner for the regulation of affairs in Mazovia. On 12 March 1795, he became a canon in Warsaw, and from November 1797, a canon in Wroclaw. From 1803 to 1815, Jan Paweł Woronicz served as a priest near Warsaw in the Church of St. Elizabeth. He participated in the work of the Society of Friends of Science. After the establishment of the Duchy of Warsaw in 1806, he was appointed a member of the Military-Administrative Chamber, and in 1808, a member of the State Council. In 1810, he became a member of the Department of Internal Affairs and Religious Rites. In 1812, the artist joined the General Confederation of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1815, he was appointed Bishop of Krakow and Senator of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1818, his best poem, dedicated to Princess Izabela Czartoryska (1745–1835), was published in Lviv. In 1827, he became Archbishop of Warsaw and Primate of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1828, he was a member of the Sejm court, which was to judge persons accused of treason. Jan Paweł Woronicz died in Vienna on 7 December 1829. He was buried at Wawel.

Inscriptions

"Х Jan Paweł Woronicz".

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