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Eloe

Jacek Malczewski

Basic information

ID: Ж-2164
Author: Jacek Malczewski
Name: Eloe
Date of creation: 1909
Country: Poland
Technique: oil painting
Material: canvas
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 205.5 x 129

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: symbolic art
Provenance: Collection of Lviv City Gallery
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 picture is based on the plot of Juliusz Slowacki's poem "Anhelli". In the center of the work there is a full-length image of a woman (angel of death Eloe) against the background of a snowy field with a crescent moon in the sky; she is depicted with giant wings wearing Yakut attire (?). A barefoot girl in fur clothes lies on her right wing.

Inscriptions

At the bottom left there is an author's inscription and date "1909 J. Malczewski".

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