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Stanisław Wyspiański

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Pencil sketch of a bearded robed figure with flowing drapery and blue pencil accents on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of Christ

1870

Pen and ink sketch of a draped female figure rising among clouds, with small angelic figures behind her.

Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Giovanni Battista Moroni)

1883

Ink study of a muscular male nude in a twisting pose, with a French inscription naming Michelangelo and the Louvre.

Tracing from a drawing by Michelangelo Buonarroti from the Louvre collection

1888

Pencil sketch of a crowned Virgin holding the Christ Child beside a veiled female saint holding a vessel, on tan paper.

Prague. Virgin and Child with Saint Mary Magdalene (?) from Saint Vitus Cathedral

1890

Parisian Woman - portrait study

1891

Pen and ink drawing of a carved stone column capital with dense curling foliage and a moulded top, on a tan background.

Copy of the shaft capital in the chancel of St. Mary's Church in Cracow

1889

Pencil sketch of a coiled dragon ornament with a scalloped border and a study of leafy tracery below, on tan paper.

Sketch of decorative motifs copied from works in the Bavarian National Museum in Munich

1890

Pencil and colored crayon sketch of a woman resting her hand on her chin, with lettering reading Tragedye above.

"Tragedies". Design for the cover of a collected edition of the artist’s dramas

1900

Colored crayon design study of repeating teardrop peacock eye motifs in red, blue, orange and yellow on paper.

Peacock eye motif. Design for painted decoration of the presbytery of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Colored pencil costume design of a crowned figure in chainmail and blue cape, resting a hand on a sword, on kraft paper.

Bishop Stanisław. Costume design for the play

1904

Loose graphite sketch of a standing nude woman with blank face and bent leg on tan paper.

Standing female nude

1880

Pencil drawing of a seated nude woman with one leg extended, gazing to the left, on cream paper.

Nude of a seated woman

1891

Pencil sketch of an angel and a crowned Madonna holding a child, copied from cathedral sculptures on tan paper.

Angel and Madonna with Child. Copies after sculptures from Amiens Cathedral

1890

Pencil sketch of a carved tombstone finial with a figure and ornamental scrolls on squared sketchbook paper.

Sketches from the St. Mary's Church in Cracow: a fragment of the finial of the tombstone of Sebastian and Urszula Mon…

1890

Pen and ink drawing of a seated classical male nude with bowed head, resting an arm on a carved pedestal.

Copy of the sculpture by Carl Schlütter

1887

Pastel and charcoal portrait of a woman in a colorful floral headdress and pearl necklaces, with an embroidered costume.

Portrait of Wanda Siemaszkowa in the role of the Bride in "Wesele" by Stanisław Wyspiański

1901

Pencil sketch of an Art Nouveau cabinet with arched top, shaded door panels and curving whiplash ornament.

Design of an Art Nouveau cabinet

1904

Pencil and wash drawing of a Holy Family: a seated woman, a standing bearded man and a nude child in a niche.

Holy Family

1887

Pencil design study of a mullein plant with flowering stalk, serrated leaves and roots on tan tracing paper.

Mullein (lower fragment - stem with root). Design for painted decoration of the presbytery of the Franciscan church i…

1895

Pencil and yellow wash costume design of a helmeted warrior with spear, shield and bow, with German notes.

Costume design for Protesilaus for the drama

1903

Pencil sketch of a stone covered passage with an arch, gothic windows, an iron gate and steps.

Covered passage from the chapter house to St. Peter’s Cathedral on the north side

1890

Portrait of Julie

1892

Pencil sketch of a bearded standing man in a long cloak on tan paper, with small studies and handwritten notes.

Figure of Christ (

1888

Pencil sketch on pale paper showing two studies of female heads with flowing hair, one faint and one detailed in the lower ri

Two sketches of female heads

1882

Pencil study sheet with a winged ornament, a bearded man against a niche, a grotesque face, and a hooded figure.

Copies after Passion engravings by Albrecht Dürer

1888

Pencil sketch of three robed figures, one holding a child, with blue crayon accents on a sketchbook page.

Drawing of three figures

1870

Pen sketch of a bearded old man with flowing hair and robes, one hand raised high, for a stained glass window.

Sketch of the figure of God the Father for a stained glass window in the Franciscan church in Kraków

1897

Stylized yellow nettle plant in pastel with green leaves and orange buds in a red-bordered vertical panel.

"Yellow nettle". Design for the polychrome of the north wall of the presbytery of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Figure sketch

1870

Pencil and ink sketch of a vaulted arcaded loggia with handwritten French annotations naming the ceiling scenes.

"Vue de la salle de Psyche". View of the Psyche loggia in the Roman Villa Farnesina

1887

Pencil self-portrait on tan paper of a man with curly hair and a short beard, looking directly at the viewer.

Artist's self-portrait

1890

Pencil sketch of ribbed vaulting and arches above a small architectural staircase plan on tan paper.

Outline of a vault and a plan of the staircase of the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill

1888

Pastel design fragment with stylized yellow-green plantain leaves, a grain stalk, and a rosette above a red and brown arched

Fragment of a design for the polychrome of the Franciscan church in Kraków - stylized plant motif: plantain

1895

Pencil drawing of a vertical band of stylized bellflowers and leaves on yellowed paper with red guidelines.

Bellflowers. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil sketch on tan paper of standing male figures at top and a loose group of heads and shoulders below.

Sketches of figures in groups

1888

Pencil drawing of a man's frontal face wearing a flat cap, with mustache and beard, on tan paper.

Self-portrait. Page 18 from the Ehrenpreis album

1890

Pencil and coloured crayon design for a stained glass window with a face and flowing hair inside a pointed arch, gridded.

Design of the stained glass window

1897

Pencil sketch of two haloed saints in tall panels, labeled Św. Bazyli and Św. Kosma, by Stanisław Wyspiański.

Saint Basil and Saint Cosmas from the doors of church of the Holy Spirit in Rohatyn

1887

Pen and ink tracing of the Transfiguration of Christ with apostles, after a Perugino fresco, with a head study above.

"The Transfiguration". Tracing from a fresco by Perugino in the Collegio del Cambio in Perugia

1888

Pastel and pencil study of wheat and rye ears with vertical colored bands on a tan sheet.

Ear of wheat and rye. Design for the polychrome of the presbytery of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil study of a helmeted male figure with a flowing cloak standing over a coiled dragon, on tan paper.

St. George and the dragon. Drawing of a sculpture from the Zwinger collection in Dresden

1890

Painted drawing of an older bearded man embracing a veiled woman under a Gothic arch, in stained-glass style.

Meeting at the Golden Gate

1891

Ink drawing of an ornate helmet of Henry II with smaller sketches of a 13th-century heaume and bascinet.

Drawings of Helmets from the 13th and 14th Centuries and the Helmet of King Henry II (from ca. 1560) from the Louvre…

1890

Ink drawing of a large fern leaf with a central rib and many narrow leaflets on a torn, warm-toned sheet of paper.

Fern leaf. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Brown ink sketch of a crowd and mounted rider under a classical stone arch, with ships in the distance and handwritten letter

Design of the Title Page to the Work by Julius Caesar

1883

Pencil sketch sheet with a standing nude male, a draped female figure, and studies of a head, arm and foot.

Drawings of a Book Illustration Dedicated to Italian Art

1884

Pencil sheet with numbered sketches of nude male figures, a pair of putti, and a Madonna and Child.

Tracings from illustrations in Anton Springer’s book

1888

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long skirt and bonnet, drawn on a small sketchbook page.

Sketch of a figure

1890

Drawings of works by Hans Holbein, including a portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam of 1523

1887

Pencil sketch of nude Adam reaching toward standing nude Eve, who raises one arm overhead, on cream paper.

Adam and Eve

1887

Coloured drawing of a bearded man kneeling in prayer beside a goat, with a haloed angel above and a tree behind.

The Annunciation to Joachim

1891

Pastel drawing of a veiled woman with a halo and raised hands, with a gold ring ornament below, on a dark ground.

Blessed Salome

1897

Portrait of Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812-1887)

1880

Pen and ink sketchbook page with a grotesque mascaron above and a woman's head in an oval medallion below.

Sketches of a Mascaron and a Female Portrait in an Oval Medallion

1886

Pen and ink sketch of two castle towers with tiled roofs and a stone archway in the foreground.

View of the Hen's Foot Tower and Sigismund Tower of the Wawel Castle

1886

Pencil sheet with sketched male heads, a sword-bearing figure in period dress, castle gates, towers and a rooster weathervane

Copies after works of art by Albrecht Dürer, including the engraving “Vision of St. Eustace” and the Paumgartner Alta…

1888

Sigismund Augustus

1883

Pen and ink study of Italian architectural elements including a cornice, a carved eagle, arched frieze, and ornamental pilast

Studies of Elements of Italian Architecture

1890

Pencil sketches of carved fireplace ornaments, scrolls, a lion head and moulding profiles on tan paper, with handwritten note

Sketches of architectural details of the fireplace from the Hall under the Birds in the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill

1888

Vertical botanical design drawing of vetch stems with green leaves, tendrils, and pink flowers in crayon and pencil.

Common vetch (top), cultivated vetch (bottom). Design for painted decoration of the presbytery of the Franciscan chur…

1895

Colored pencil costume design of two figures embracing, one in red tunic and one in blue gown with leafy crown.

King and Krasawica. Costume design for the play

1904

Pencil sketch of a man with curly shoulder-length hair, moustache and lace collar, with handwritten inscription below.

Portrait of Prince Bogusław Radziwiłł (1620-1669). Copy of an engraving

1887

"Panna Adela Brudzewska z Korabnik" "Miss Adela Brudzewska from Korabniki." Portrait sketch on Stanisław Wyspiański's…

1888

Pencil study of Gothic architectural details including foliate brackets, quatrefoil tracery, pointed arches and moldings on t

Copies of Gothic architectural details

1890

Pencil sketch of ruined ancient city with tall tower, arched gateway and steps, with handwritten notes above and the word Nin

"Niniwa" "Nineveh"

1882

Pencil sketch of a city square with a domed tower, row of building facades, and loose trees and clouds.

Fragment of the Krakow Cloth Hall and the frontage of the Main Square

1900

Colored pencil costume sketch of a bearded rhapsode in a hooded cloak holding a lyre, with a leaf wreath and laced boots.

Rhapsod. Costume design for the play

1904

Pen sketch of a Slavic-style neck ring with hanging chains and openwork pendant plaques on tan paper.

Slavic necklace

1883

Kraków girl - study for the stained glass

1894

Charcoal study of a sculptural group showing a bowed seated man and embracing figures on tan paper.

Sketch of the sculpture ‘Ugolino and his sons’ by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Pencil and blue crayon sketch of a peasant in a long coat and tall hat, seen from behind, with faint figure studies beside.

Sketch of a peasant in a sukmana seen from the back

1870

Sketch of male figures and a bird

1870

Blue ink design drawing of stylized grain stalks and curling leaves on aged paper, a study for church wall decoration.

Grain stalks. Design for the polychromy of the presbytery of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Tracings from illustrations in Anton Springer’s

1888

Pencil and coloured crayon design of blue bluebell flowers on a green stem with buds and leaves on a beige sheet.

"Bluebells". Design for the polychrome of the presbytery of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Pastel drawing of St. Mary's Church towers and a green dome seen past a stone column and wooden railing.

St. Mary's Church towers

1905

Colored pencil drawing of a standing bishop in red vestments holding a crozier and an open book.

Bishop Iwo Odrowąż. Copy of a wall painting from the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

1896

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of loose tree crowns and foliage outlines with vertical stems.

Outline of tree crowns

1870

Pencil sketch on lined paper of a woman's head resting on a pillow, with handwritten notes on the page.

Sketch of a lying woman

1884

Pencil and crayon sketch of a crowned, bearded king in a tall panel, flanked by figures, for a stained-glass design.

Casimir the Great - sketch for a stained-glass window for Wawel Cathedral

1899

Colored pencil study of decorative border ornaments with checkerboard, scallop, and leaf-scroll patterns in orange, red, yell

Study of ornaments for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Pencil sketch of a Gothic arcaded entrance with pointed arches, carved capitals and stone steps in a cathedral interior.

Arcaded entrance in the south choir of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Regensburg

1890

Pencil sketch of an ornamental vessel handle with a face framed by curling scrolls, shaded lower section, page marked 17.

Sketches of a vessel handle

1888

Pencil sketch of an elderly bearded man with wind-swept hair and a heavy coat, drawn on cream paper.

Portrait of the bust of an elderly man. Copy of Jan Matejko's composition

1882

Pen and ink drawing of a man with powdered hair, frilled cravat and sash, labeled Trembecki, on ruled paper.

Copy of the portrait of Stanisław Trembecki

1879

Pale sheet with two colored ornamental pattern studies: a diamond lattice of foliage and shields above a radiating fan design

copy of the polychromy of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

1896

Pencil drawing of a seated man in historical costume with a fur-trimmed garment and cap, set against cross-hatched shading.

Copy of a male character in historical outfit from Jan Matejko's composition

1882

Pencil design of a radial geometric star ornament on tan paper, with Polish annotations for a presidential chair.

"MEDICAL HOUSE. STAR TO BE EMBOSSED ON THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR." Design

1904

Two ink sketches on tan paper: Santa Maria Novella facade in Florence above, and an arcaded Renaissance building below.

Sketches of the facade of the Santa Maria Novella in Florence and the building from Pinturicchio's painting

1887

Kobieta w opasku góralskim

1900

Pencil sketch of a child's face with curly hair on lined paper, numbered 23 in the top corner.

Drawing of the Portrait of Napoleon II by Jean-Baptiste Isabey

1879

Pencil sketch of an Annunciation scene under a Gothic arch, with an angel kneeling before the Virgin and a Latin inscription

Drawing of the 15th-century mural painting in the cloisters of the Franciscan monastery in Cracow depicting the "Annu…

1888

Faint pencil sketch of an animal's head on a stained, aged sketchbook page with loose curved strokes above.

Sketch of an animal’s head

1870

Pencil sketch of a woman in a tall pointed veil and beaded necklace, with curly hair, drawn on pale paper.

Copy of a female head from Jan Matejko's composition

1882

Colored pencil costume sketch of a female figure in a layered blue and green robe with a flower crown, by Wyspiański, 1904.

Krasawica. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

1904

Pen and ink sketches of a church facade in Rimini and a winged lion on a pedestal in Venice, on tan paper.

Drawings from Rimini and Venice

1890