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Stanisław Wyspiański

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Pencil sketch of a tall stone baptismal font on a stepped base, with hatched shading and a handwritten note along the right e

Stone baptismal font at the church in Cięcina

1880

Colored crayon study of decorative ornaments with flames, hearts, paisley shapes and wavy bands on tan paper.

Study of ornaments for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Pencil design sketch of a rosary with ornamental medallions, with blue wash and green and yellow scalloped motifs on paper.

Rosary. Design for the polychrome of the vault of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Sheet with a watercolor vegetal scroll above pencil studies of Gothic tracery and a circular window pattern.

Vegetal scroll. Copy after Gothic architectural details

1890

Pencil and ink design of a six-armed star motif with stepped terminals, drawn on tan paper with radiating construction lines.

Star motif. Design for painted decoration of the vault of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil sketch sheet with numbered studies of muscular male figures, including a large reclining nude and a draped seated figu

Copies of compositions by Michaelangelo and Raphael Santi from the book

1887

Narrow sheet with pencil and yellow crayon design of oak-like leaves and branches, with faint arched outlines above.

Design for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Pencil sketch of an octagonal baptismal font with carved cross panels and a plan view with measurements.

Baptismal font from the parish church of St. Hyacinth and St. Catherine in Odrowąż

1888

Figures of saints. Treatments from the paintings of Fra Angelico

1887

Torn cream paper fragment with soft vertical bands of graphite shading and faint horizontal creases.

Creeping thistle, leaves. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil sketch on tan paper of several loose figure studies, including standing, reclining and kneeling figures.

Loose sketches of figures

1880

Pencil sketch of a bearded older man with long wavy hair and a draped garment, seen in three-quarter bust view.

Copy of a bust of a man from a composition by Jan Matejko

1882

Sketch of a Jewish man in profile

Multi-panel drawing of a crowned skull-faced king with a scepter and flowing robes, fading into organic root-like forms.

Casimir the Great

1900

Vertical strip of a floral stained-glass cartoon with irises and marsh marigolds drawn in green, blue, and yellow.

Strip from a floral stained-glass cartoon (marsh marigolds and irises)

1897

Pencil sketch of a man seated on a chair, one hand raised to his head, with small shoe studies below on aged paper.

Sketch of a man seated on a chair

Pencil sheet with multiple studies of circular tracery forms inscribed in squares, with construction lines and geometric guid

Studies of architectural details, including tracery layout

1884

Pencil drawing of a laurel-crowned bearded man playing a lyre beside a winged boy, in a classical sculptural pose.

Anacreon teaching Eros music

1881

Pencil and chalk design of white lilies with orange stamens and green stems beside a red and green vertical band.

Lilies. Design for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Colored crayon study of a repeating ornamental pattern with teardrop scrolls, stylized flowers and a scalloped border.

Study of an ornament for the polychrome design for the Franciscan Church in Kraków (XXV)

1895

Drawing of a bearded old man seated in a chair, with crossed swords and inscribed banners around him.

"Suffering old man". Copy of the polychrome of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

1896

Pencil sketch of two haloed saints in tall panels, St. Stephen with a book and a bearded St. Gregory of Nazianzus.

Figures of St. Stephen and St. Gregory of Nazianzus from the doors of church of the Holy Spirit in Rohatyn

1887

Pencil drawing of a bearded elderly man in a flowing robe holding a book and stylus, standing barefoot on tan paper.

Saint Paul the Apostle

1889

Pencil outline drawing of bird's-foot trefoil stems with clustered flowers and leaves on tracing paper, a design for church d

Bird’s-foot trefoil. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil design sheet of a vertical grapevine ornament with twisting stems, lobed leaves and grape clusters.

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

1895

Sketches of a head in profile and a horse silhouette

1870

Pencil sketches of three Gothic crocket ornaments on lined paper, with museum inventory marks along the bottom.

Sketches of Gothic crockets

1884

Pencil design of symmetrical stylized forget-me-not flowers and leaves on branching stems, on aged paper.

Forget-me-nots. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pastel and pencil design of a stylized peacock feather motif in green, blue and yellow on a torn tan sheet.

Peacock feather motif. Design for the polychrome of the transept of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Colored design drawing of white chamomile flowers with yellow centers, green stems and buds, beside geometric panels.

Chamomile. Design for the polychrome of the presbytery of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Portrait of Lorenzo de' Medici. Copy of the portrait of a ruler

1887

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded man in period costume inside an oval medallion, with handwritten notes below.

Drawing of the Portrait of King Henry II by Léonard Limosin from the Louvre Collection

1887

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a curled periwig and lace cravat, with a Latin inscription beneath.

Copies of the portrait of a man in a historical costume

1879

Pencil drawing of a woman in an elaborate headdress and jeweled gown within a Gothic arch frame with heraldic shields.

Bona Sforza

1883

Colored pencil sketch of an ornate embroidered women's cap with gold and red floral patterns on a tan background.

Renaissance cap

1884

Pencil sketch of a bearded man with curly hair and an intense gaze, with a hand sketched below.

Copy of a male character from Jan Matejko's composition

1882

Graphite sketch of several human figures hovering vertically against hatched shading, with handwritten notes on the page.

Human figures hovering in the skies

1889

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a nude male figure in an arched frame with draped figures and a helmeted warrior, on a blue gri

Sketch of the stained glass

1904

Pencil sketch of a young woman's head with curly hair and downcast eyes on an aged paper page.

Sketch of a seated figure (on the back page a portrait of a young woman)

1888

Ink and pencil sketch of a winged putto flying with a raised torch, with faint pencil studies around the figure.

Sketch of putto with torch in hand

1886

Pencil sketches of architectural ornaments including foliage friezes, scrolls, a grotesque mask and a column capital with an

Sketches of modern ornaments

1889

Copies: of the portrait of Michelangelo and the figures of Plato and Aristotle from the fresco

1887

Ink sketch of a woman's head in a headdress above a nude winged putto holding a garland, labeled Michel-Ange and Raphael.

Copy of Madonna's head from Michelangelo's

1887

Pencil sketches of Greek-style ornaments, palmettes, scrolls and a vase on tan paper, by Stanisław Wyspiański.

Sketches of ornaments from Greek ceramics and a drawing of a vessel

1887

Pencil sketch of a standing female nude seen from behind, arms raised behind her head, on tan paper.

Female nude

Torn tracing paper with a stylized plant motif of a central stem and tapering leaves in dark line drawing.

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

1895

Graphite sheet of numbered copied head studies, profiles and a mother and child sketch, annotated with Van Dyck and Leonardo

Copies from book illustrations dedicated to works of art, including by Antoon van Dyck and Leonardo da Vinci

1888

Sketch of a head in profile. Copy after decoration of an ancient vase from Munich collections

1890

Charcoal sketch on tan paper of a man with tousled hair, moustache and an intense sideways gaze.

Self-Portrait from the Month Before Dying

1907

Pencil sketch on tan paper of architectural fragments and room plans with notes and small boat drawings.

Sketches of architectural fragments, plans of rooms

1888

Full-length charcoal drawing of a bearded bishop saint with a jewelled mitre and red crosier, copied from a Kraków church wal

Saint Augustine. Copy of a wall painting from the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

1896

Pen sketch of a tiered church iconostasis with arched doors and painted saint icons, annotated with handwritten notes.

Iconostasis of St. Paraskeva Church in Lviv

1887

Pencil design on tracing paper of stylized fern fronds and a curled fiddlehead, arranged along vertical guide lines.

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

1895

Pencil sketch of an onion-shaped spire with a cross finial above arched openings on a stepped base, on aged paper.

Design of the helmet (spire) of the Sigismund Tower of Kraków Cathedral

1899

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a headscarf and draped dress, one hand raised to her face, on tan paper.

Foolish Virgin after an engraving by Martin Schongauer

1890

Copy of a male head from Jan Matejko's composition

1882

Pencil sketch of Gothic ribbed vaults and a Renaissance arch, labeled in Polish, on lined paper.

Copies of vaults and architectural details

1884

Pencil sketch on tan paper of architectural details including cornices, a scroll bracket, and a fireplace in an interior corn

Loose sketches, including architectural details and a fragment of the interior of the Hall under the Birds

1888

Pen sketch of a sailing ship with a large rudder and wave lines, with Polish handwritten notes and arrows below.

Sketch of a ship for the drama

1903

Pastel portrait of a bearded man with long red hair and blue eyes, signed and dated 1897.

Head of a Jew

1897

Pencil sketch in a small notebook of carpentry tools and a sawhorse, with a numbered page corner.

Drawing of carpentry tools

1870

Sketches of figures and a woman’s head in profile

1870

Drawing of a sitting dog

1870

Pencil sketches on tan paper: a room with chairs and window, a floor plan with stairs, and a radial vault plan.

Loose sketches, including a fragment of a room, a plan of a hall and a layout of a central vault

1888

Pencil sketch sheet numbered 34 to 38 with a woman and child, seated draped figures, and two nude figures.

Copies from modern works of art, including from the illustration to Anton Springer's book

1888

Pencil drawing of a veiled woman in draped clothing holding an oil lamp against a dark background.

Copy of the portrait of a woman in vestal clothes by Angelika Kauffmann

1882

Pastel portrait of a young blonde woman in a dark blue dress with cape sleeves against a green background.

Portrait of a young lady

1894

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a draped figure seen from behind, with an outstretched arm and an ornate tassel at the hip.

Foolish Virgin. Copy after a 15th-century engraving by Martin Schongauer

1890

Drawing of Persephone's head? from an Ancient bas-relief

1888

Sketch of a man’s head

1888

Pencil sketch of two standing draped female figures, one veiled and one crowned holding a book, on tan paper.

Sketch of St. Dorothy and a funerary sculpture featuring a female figure, from the museum in Munich

1890

Pen and brown ink sketches of a curly-haired man, a classical bust, and a seated nude figure with a French caption.

Drawings of modern works

1887

Coloured crayon design of a grapevine with green leaves, red stems, tendrils and grape clusters on a pale sheet.

Vine. Design for the polychrome of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Copies of Leonardo da Vinci's sketches

1887

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headscarf with handwritten notes above and a caption below, on tan paper.

Copy of the portrait of Barbara von Brandenburg from a fresco by Andrea Mantegna

1887

Pencil sketches of a swirling monogram, a seated crowned figure, an ornamental banner and small letter studies on paper.

Sketches of monogram

1901

Pencil sketch of standing nude female figures with a handwritten French caption reading 'les trois graces, dessin de Raphaël'

Drawing of Raphael's

1887

Pencil sketch of a crowned heraldic lion rampant on hind legs with ornamental scrolled tail on tan paper.

Lion with a crown from the coat of arms of Bohemia

1890

Pastel design of red poppies with green stems and a seed pod on a tan background, by Stanisław Wyspiański.

Poppies. Design for the polychrome of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Colored pencil design for stained glass with a large hand at top and flowing wavy forms in blue, yellow and pink below.

Become! (God the Father). Design for a stained glass window from 1897 for the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1897

Pencil sketchbook page with studies of a column capital, a carved arch with figures, an ornate pillar, and a relief of putti.

Drawings of sculptures and architectural details of the parish church in Schöngrabern

1884

Pencil and colored-pencil design of stylized grain stalks with looping tendrils and root-like bases on tan paper.

Grain stalks. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil sketch of a Prague bridge arch, gothic tower with spires, a statue and gabled rooftops on tan paper.

Charles Bridge and the Malá Strana Bridge Tower in Prague

1890

Pen and ink sketch of a young girl in a long skirt carrying a pitcher, with faint figures sketched behind her.

Sketch of a Girl with a Pitcher to

1882

Fragmentary worn paper sheet with dark vertical tonal bands, horizontal fold lines and scattered spots.

Broadleaf plantain, leaf and flower spikes. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Head of a boy

1890

Pencil sketch on tan paper of an oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, plus a veiled woman study below.

Two copies of miniature portraits, including Zofia Zamoyska by Jean-Baptiste Isabey

Colored pencil costume sketch of a crowned queen in embroidered robes holding the hand of a young boy in tunic.

Queen's wife and son. Costume design for the play

1904

Colored pencil arabesque ornament on tan paper, green scrolls above and red-brown roots below, linked by bead chains.

Arabesque. Copy of an ornament from the polychrome of the presbytery vault of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

1896

Pencil sketch on paper of Gothic architectural details including a pinnacle, column niche, medallion and ornamental panels.

Details of decoration of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Regensburg

1890

Pencil and ink sketch of a bearded older man with long wavy hair, with handwritten notes on the page margins.

"Pomniejsze czerepy. Żydy". Przerys z kompozycji Jana Matejki "Smaller heads. Jews". Copy of Jan Matejko's composition

1882

Pencil landscape sketches on tan paper showing trees, hills, water and a bench in several stacked scenes.

Landscape sketches

1890

Copy of a morion (probably from the Louvre collection)

1890

Pen and ink sketch of a man covering his eyes and three putti, labeled Raphael, after the Villa Farnesina frescoes.

Drawings of Raphael's paintings in the Villa Farnesina in Rome: a man covering his eyes with his hand and three putti

1887

Pastel drawing of a snowy road lined with bare trees, with distant hills under a pale blue winter sky.

View of Kościuszko Mound from the artist's atelier

1904

Charcoal and pastel sketch of a woman's head bowed with closed eyes and long flowing hair, by Stanisław Wyspiański.

Study of a woman’s head for the figure of the Virgin Mary. Sketch for the stained glass

1893