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Christ in Emmaus

Jacek Malczewski

Basic information

ID: Ж-2067
Author: Jacek Malczewski
Name: Christ in Emmaus
Date of creation: 1909
Country: Poland
Technique: oil painting
Material: canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 95 x 76

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: religious painting
Plot: Christ in Emmaus
Provenance: Collection of Lviv Museum of Ukrainian Art
Exposition: Lozinski Palace

Information about author

Author: Jacek Malczewski
Artist's lifetime: 1854–1929
Biography: Jacek Malczewski (July 14, 1854, Radom, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire – October 8, 1929, Krakow, Republic of Poland) was an outstanding artist and one of the most prominent representatives of Polish Symbolism. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Krakow, where his teacher was Jan Matejko. The artist participated in an archeological expedition to Pamphylia, Pisidia, and Greece, which was organized by Count Karol Lanckoronski. He also visited Munich and Italy. Jacek Malczewski was one of the founders of the art union "Sztuka" ("Art"). The artist's creative heritage includes landscapes and portraiture, symbolic compositions, interpretations of religious themes, and numerous self-portraits in various images.

Object description

The waist-length image of an elderly man slightly turned to the right with a look at the viewer is painted on a green background. The man's long hair is parted in the middle. It is the face of the painter himself. He holds a loaf of bread in both hands. The man is dressed in a blue chiton and a white coat. There is a colorful halo around his head. In the lower right corner there is the painter's signature: “J.Malczewski 1909”.

Inscriptions

At the bottom right there is an author's inscription "J.Malczewski 1909".

Christ in Emmaus

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