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View of the Castle in Nuremberg / Street View in Nuremberg

Stanislaw Wyspianski

  • View of the Castle in Nuremberg / Street View in Nuremberg 2
  • View of the Castle in Nuremberg / Street View in Nuremberg 3
Basic information
ID
Г-V-665/15а,б
Author
Stanislaw Wyspianski
Name
View of the Castle in Nuremberg / Street View in Nuremberg
Date of creation
1890
Technique
drawing
Material
paper pencil
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
19.1 x 14.5
Additionally
Type
graphic art
Genre
architecture 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 picture represents a stone architectural complex development. In the center there is a semi-circular arch, on both sides of which there are stone staircases at some distance. On the left side of the work there is a circular shaped tower with a spire roof. b) In the foreground, one can see a part of a city street with high buildings on both sides; in the background there are low buildings.
Inscriptions
a) In the lower part of the work there is a creation place and date written in Polish. In the lower right corner there is the author monogram. b) In the lower part of the work there is a creation place and date written in Polish.

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