Collection

Bacchante

Jacek Malczewski

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Basic information
ID
Ж-2247
Author
Jacek Malczewski
Name
Bacchante
Date of creation
1907
Country
Poland
Technique
oil painting
Material
cardboard
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
80.5 x 64.5
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
This is a portrait of a woman in the image of a bacchanal. She sits in a laurel wreath with one bare breast; a fragment of the wing (like the one of a butterfly) is visible behind her on the right.
Inscriptions
At the top left there is an author's inscription and date "J. Malczewski 1907".