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Stanisław Wyspiański

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Agamemnon rises against Achilles and Menelaus (Iliad)

1897

Study of a woman’s head

1890

Coloured pencil design of a stylized lily, bud and scroll beside a candlestick form on pale paper.

Stylized lily motif. Design of a candlestick for the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Pastel drawing of a woman with braided hair, a blue flower crown and blue blossoms on her dress, signed Wyspiański 1903.

Portrait of Władysława Ordon-Sosnowska in the role of Krasawica in the drama "Bolesław the Bold"

1903

Pencil sketch of an ornately carved chair with floral backrest and turned legs, with small bird and flower studies beside it.

Sketches of applied arts: chairs

1889

Pen and ink sketch of the Venus de Milo torso with draped hips, cross-hatched shading, on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of the Venus de Milo

1888

Drawing of Classical Bas

1888

Pastel drawing of pale pink roses with buds and green leaves climbing across a blue and tan geometric background.

Roses

1897

Pencil sketch of kitchen utensils including pots, a jug, a bowl and a hanging lantern on a sketchbook page.

Kitchen utensils

1870

Pen sketch of a theatre stage plan with sky, transparent curtain, hills, a house, and wings labeled in Polish.

Plan view of the stage for Act II of the drama

1904

Pencil drawing of a gothic window with stone tracery framing a view of city rooftops and a distant church spire.

Gothic window of St. Mary’s Church

1883

Pencil sketches on tan paper of four winged putto figures and a bending nude woman, with handwritten inventory notes.

Sketches of four puttos and a nude woman

1884

Aged sheet with a pounced drawing of horse chestnut leaves, blossoms and scrollwork for building polychromy.

Leaves and flowers of horse chestnut. Pounced drawing for polychromy of the Medical Society building in Kraków

1904

Pencil sketch of Gothic architectural fragments with pointed arches, tracery, a quatrefoil roundel and a pinnacle on a notebo

Sketch of a fragment of Gothic architecture

1890

Pencil sketch on tan paper of an arch decorated with repeated teardrop guttae and scalloped lines, with handwritten notes abo

Decorative Motif - Arch Decorated with Multiplied Guttae

Pastel study of a symmetrical ornament with scrolling tendrils, layered red and ochre forms and a central rosette on torn pap

Study of an ornament for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków - peacock feather motif, pussy willow bran…

1895

Pen sketch of two carved face corbels and an ornate scrolled cartouche on a pale page.

Sketches of architectural details, including vault supports in the western section of cloisters of the Franciscan Mon…

1886

Long watercolor elevation of a church interior with painted saints under gothic arches, a crucifix, altars and furnishings.

"Widok rozwiniętych ścian nawy i prezbiteryum z rozmieszczeniem malowań i sprzętów" w kościele św. Krzyża w Krakowie…

1896

Pencil sketch of three religious monograms above a drawing of an ornate oil lamp on tan paper.

Sketches of hierograms and a drawing of an oil lamp

1884

Pencil sketch of a small wayside shrine with an arched doorway and cross, with loose scribbles on a worn sketchbook page.

Wayside shrine

1870

Pencil sketch of rooftops and church towers, including a spired tower and a small domed belfry, under a pale sky.

A view of the roofs of the Jesuit church and monastery, and the presbytery and towers of St Mary's Basilica

1897

Pencil sketch sheet with a fortified gate, a costumed figure, a helmeted head labeled St. George, and architectural studies.

Copies after works of art by Albrecht Dürer, including the engraving

1888

Christ and St John (Hans Suess von Kulmbach)

1883

Pen and ink sketch of a standing man with drapery and a seated woman adjusting her sandal, with French captions citing Raphae

Copies of Raphael Santi's paintings and drawings

1887

Pencil design of poppy flowers with stamens, seed pods and leaves on tracing paper, study for church decoration.

Poppies. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Colored design drawing for a stained-glass window showing a white lily, yellow flowers and green foliage divided into numbere

Blessed Salomea. Design for a stained-glass window for the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1897

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a seated figure with raised arm above a contorted crouching figure.

Satirical sketches

1886

Pen and ink drawing of a veiled woman and a balding man with curly hair, with handwritten labels naming Giotto and Fra Angeli

Drawings of Engraving Depicting Portraits of Giotto di Bondone and Fra Angelico

1887

Pencil sketchbook page with studies of decorative ornaments, buckles, hatched strips and a radiating motif.

Sketches of ornaments

1890

Pencil sketch of an arcade with arches and columns beside handwritten algebraic equations on lined paper.

Sketch of an enfilade and mathematical calculations

1884

Aged, creased long paper sheet with faint dotted pattern outlines and dark smudges, a trial proof by Wyspiański.

Common vetch. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Grid of fifteen pastel panels showing a haloed saint's face and sword at top, dissolving into swirling brown and blue forms b

Saint Stanislaus (Wawel Cathedral stained glass designs)

1900

Pencil sketch of half-timbered houses, a small tower and an arched passage with numbered roof annotations.

Buildings with towers and gates

1888

Loose sketches

1888

Pencil sketch on tracing paper of stylized plant stems with elongated leaves and faint guide lines.

Stylized plant motif (stem with leaves). Trial proof for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil and blue crayon sketch of a bald, mustached man in a high collar, drawn on a sketchbook page numbered 43.

Portrait of a man shown to the shoulders

1870

Pencil sketch of architectural details showing two ornate column capitals beneath an entablature, with arches above.

Sketches of architectural details

1888

Pencil sketch of arch forms and guide lines on an aged sketchbook page, with museum inventory numbers.

Sketch of triumphal arches du Carrousel and de Triomphe in Paris

1890

Pencil sketch of Gothic architectural details, including a column, carved capital and ribbed vault fragment, on a sketchbook

Sketches of architectural details from Gothic architecture

1890

Ink drawing of three stylized thistle plants with decorative outlines on a worn tan sheet, with red guide lines.

Meadow thistle. Design for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil sketch of a standing male nude seen from behind, arms raised to the head, on tan paper with handwritten notes.

Copy of a male nude from a drawing by Raphael

1888

Pencil sketch of an angled timber structure with small figures at its base, with handwritten notes on tan paper.

Drawing of a fragment of the bas-relief

1888

Pen and ink portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, with cursive name inscription, on ruled sketchbook paper.

Copy of the portrait of Joachim Chreptowicz. Sketchbook page 21

1879

Pencil sketch of a young girl's head turned slightly, with a faint smile and hair pulled back, on tan paper.

Head of a girl

1890

Tall arched stained-glass design with a golden hand at top, flowing colorful wave forms and divided panels.

God the Father - Design to the Stained-Glass Window for the Franciscan Church in Krakow

1904

Little Helen with a Vase

1902

Pencil sketch of a wooden church with a tall bell tower, onion dome, shingled roofs and a side porch.

Church in Mystków

1889

Pencil sketch of a peasant in a headscarf carrying a bundle of brushwood, with loose study marks on a sketchbook page.

Peasant carrying brushwood

1870

Pen and ink sketch of three standing men in feathered hats and fur-trimmed clothing, grouped closely together.

Three Renaissance men

1883

Pencil botanical study of pear blossoms, leaves, buds and flower details with handwritten annotations on cream paper.

Pear

1896

Portrait of Ignacy Maciejowski (Sewer)

1900

Five ink sketches of stylized figures in royal robes and crowns, drawn in loose pen lines on pale paper.

Five Historical Caricatures of Sigismund Augustus, Barbara Radziwiłł, Queen Jadwiga, Casimir the Great, Boleslaus the…

1901

Pencil sketchbook page with loose drawings of sailing ships, masts, rigging and faint building towers.

Sketches of a man and building towers

1870

Pencil design of a symmetrical stylized plant ornament with leaves, blossoms and bird forms on aged paper.

"Pokrzywka żółta". Projekt do dekoracji malarskiej prezbiterium kościoła Franciszkanów w Krakowie "Yellow dead-nettle…

1895

Colored and graphite studies of sculpted figures on tan paper, one seated in a robe and red cap, one reclining.

Sculptures (Wit Stwosz)

1883

Copies after drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, including his self-portrait

1888

Pencil sketch in a small sketchbook of a building facade with a flagpole and overlapping looping pencil strokes.

Sketch of a building

1870

Halftone print of a young girl with bangs resting her hand on her chin, with the handwritten name Heluśka and date 1898.

"Heluśka" "Heluśka"

1898

Pencil sketch on tan paper of decorative motifs and textile forms in bands, with numbered shapes and handwritten notes.

Decorative motifs and textiles

1904

Pencil sketchbook page with studies of men in long coats, belts and wide-brimmed hats, one standing figure seen from behind.

Sketches of men in long sukmana coats with belts and wide-brimmed hats

1870

Pen and ink caricature of a woman with a feathered hat and umbrella, accompanied by a small dog, on pale paper.

"Eine Holländerin", karykatura kobiety z psem "Eine Holländerin". Caricature of a woman with a dog

1882

Pencil sketch of the Kraków Barbican with arched gateways, walls, rooftops and a tall domed tower behind.

Sketch of the interior of the Kraków Barbican

1888

Pastel portrait of a young girl with long light hair, blue eyes and parted lips, signed Wyspiański 1900.

Head of Helenka

1900

Pen sketch on tan paper of ornamental scrolls, a heraldic lion, lettering and decorative medallions.

Tracings from book bindings and painted decorations

1888