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Stanisław Wyspiański

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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

Pastel drawing of a snowy river winter landscape with bare trees reflected in pale water and a distant hill.

Vistula near Kraków

1905

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

Pencil and wash elevation of a gothic interior with pointed arches, tracery window and blue-washed balustrade.

View of the walls of the

1896

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

Pastel self-portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a double-breasted coat against a tan background.

Self-portrait of Stanisław Wyspiański

1903

Brown ink tracing of a horizontal frieze with acanthus scrolls, foliage and an animal figure at right.

Tracing from a frieze with plant and animal motifs

Brown ink drawing of an angel embracing a kneeling figure among trees, with sleeping figures below, a design by Wyspiański.

Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane - reproduction of a bas-relief design for the eastern façade of the Church of the…

1896

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

Pencil sketch of three skulls on pale paper with a handwritten German note above.

Sketches of skulls

1888

Pencil drawing of steep-roofed wooden houses beside a stone arched bridge over water, signed and dated 1880.

Landscape with wooden houses and a stone bridge

1880

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

Pencil sketch on tan paper showing caricature figures in historical costume, including a row of four small figures in hats.

Nine historical caricatures: Francis I, Louis XIV, Henry VIII, Marian Langiewicz, Maria Theresa, Napoleon (four times)

1901

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

Architectural drawing of an ornate altar, carved choir stalls and Gothic church interior with coloured heraldic shields.

Tracing of the polychromy and furnishings of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

1897

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

Ink and wash drawing of a stylised ornamental motif with looping scrolls, a dark central medallion and curved side elements.

Stylised Flower Basket - Embellishment to

1897

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

Pencil sketch of a stone abbey with arched windows on a hillside, drawn on a page of a red-bound sketchbook.

Sketch of the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec from the west

1870

Loose pencil sketch on tan paper of a draped figure with flowing hair and an outstretched arm.

Sketch for Homer’s Iliad

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

Sheep

1870

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

Pen and ink drawing of armored knights with halberds and swords beneath an ornate canopy with a star-and-crescent shield.

Polish knights (Marcin Bielski)

1883

Charcoal and pastel drawing of a window frame with potted palms and bare branches, looking out onto blue town towers.

View of town walls from the artist's atelier

1894

Blue and grey pastel drawing of a winter cityscape with a tall church spire rising above snowy rooftops and a frozen river.

Winter motive

1905

Ink sketch sheet with nine exaggerated caricature figures with distorted faces and angular bodies, by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1

Nine historical caricatures: Louis XI, Elizabeth of England, Louis XI, Louis XI, Margaret of Anjou, Marie Antoinette,…

1901

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

Pastel study of a symmetrical green and ochre ornamental motif on pale paper, by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895.

Study of an ornament for the polychrome of the presbytery of the Franciscan Church in Kraków - carpet motif

1895

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

Pen and ink drawing of a mascaron mask framed by scrolling foliage and hatched shading on pale paper.

Mascaron. Drawing of a Renaissance decorative frieze

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

Head of a Jew

1897

Pencil and ink anatomical sketches of neck and torso muscles on a sketchbook page with handwritten Polish labels.

Sketches of muscles, including neck and abdomen. Sketchbook page with a copy from an anatomical atlas

1884

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

Drawing of carpentry tools

1870

Loose pencil sketch of an angel with outstretched arms among crowded figures and clouds, with handwritten notes on the right.

Sketch of composition with figures and an angel

1890

Sketches of figures and a woman’s head in profile

1870

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing a woman with a basket, a man, a horse and cart in a genre scene.

Genre scene

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

Ink sketch of an ornate helmet with a curved crest and decorative borders, with handwritten notes on the paper.

Protesilas helmet design for the play

1903

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

1888