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Madonna in Prayer / Angel Playing the Organ

Stanislaw Wyspianski

  • Madonna in Prayer / Angel Playing the Organ 2
  • Madonna in Prayer / Angel Playing the Organ 3
Basic information
ID
Г-V-665/1а,б
Author
Stanislaw Wyspianski
Name
Madonna in Prayer / Angel Playing the Organ
Date of creation
1889
Technique
drawing
Material
paper pencil
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
19.8 x 16.3
Additionally
Type
graphic art
Genre
religious painting
Provenance
Collection of Lviv City Gallery
Information about author
Author
Stanislaw Wyspianski
Artist's lifetime
1869–1907
Biography
Stanislaw Wyspianski was born in 1869 in Krakow. He studied at the Jagiellonian University and Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. He was a member of the Young Poland movement, and art editor of the weekly Życie (Life). Stanislaw Wyspianski is known as a playwright and poet, modernist painter, and designer. The artist died in November 1907. He was buried in Krakow.
Object description
a) The portrait represents a female bust-length figure; the image of the woman is turned three quarters to the viewer's left. Her arms are folded in front of her in a praying position. One can see a lock of hair from under the cape; it is falling on her left shoulder. She is depicted with a sad face expression. The defining features of the face are half-closed eyes and stiff lips. b) The portrait represents a bust-length figure of an angel with flowing hair. In the right hand of the character, one can see the fingerboard of a musical instrument. Facial features are depicted vaguely; facial expression represents a sense of alienation.
Inscriptions
a) At the top there is an illegible inscription in Polish. On the left there is the author monogram. b) At the top there is an illegible inscription in Polish. On the right there is the author monogram.

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