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Stanisław Wyspiański

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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

Aged sheet with a repeating pattern of yellow, green, blue and red stylized heart-shaped ornaments in colored crayon.

Fragment of the polychrome design for the Franciscan Church in Kraków - study of an ornament (XXVI)

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

Pastel sketch of thatched farmhouses in a village yard with a wooden fence, a well pole and green trees.

Farmhouses in Konary village

1900

Pen and crayon drawing of a classical colonnade with columns, stone steps and cypress trees under a crescent moon.

Decoration design for the drama "Meleager"

1898

Jan Klemens Branicki (Sylwester de Mirys); Innocent XI (Jean-Antoine Houdon)

1883

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

Pen and ink sketch of several men in period dress reading papers together in an interior with wall lamps.

Scene of University Life: Men Reading During a Social Evening

1887

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

Pencil sketch of a thatched cottage among bare trees on a small sketchbook page.

Cottages

1870

Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of a boat with a billowing sail and mast, drawn in loose quick strokes.

Sketch of a stall?

1870

Pencil sketch of a reclining dead Christ figure on a draped block, with a handwritten note referencing the Louvre Pietà.

Dead Christ from the drawing attributed to Raphael (in the Louvre collection)

1887

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

Pen and ink drawing of a two-storey manor house with a hipped roof, Gothic windows and a wooden balcony.

Manor house in Jeżów, view from the north

1889

Pen and ink sketches of a screaming man's head with swirling hair and two studies of horses on a cream sheet.

Sketches based on drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. The Head of a screaming man, drawings of a horse

1887

Pencil sketches of three sheep on a sketchbook page, one standing at left, one centre, and one lying down at right.

Sketches of three sheep

1870

Graphite sketch of a straining muscular figure supporting others, with a winged figure at upper right, on tan paper.

Atlas. Stained-glass sketch for the Medical Society building in Kraków

1904

Pencil sketches on tan paper of Gothic tracery, rosettes, quatrefoil panels and a central acanthus leaf sprig.

Loose sketches, including rosettes and tracery

1890

Pencil sketch of a seated figure in a headwrap with bowed head and clasped hands, beside a bowl and wall lantern.

Sketch of a sitting elderly woman in the interior

1884

Pen sketch of a bearded saint, a hand gesture, and an ornamented vestment, with handwritten notes on aged paper.

Sketch of St. Gregory of Nazianzus from the doors of church of the Holy Spirit in Rohatyn

1887

Pencil sketches of Gothic cathedral portals with pointed arches and spires on a sketchbook page.

Sketches of the façade of the cathedral in Reims

1890

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing two small children seen from behind, standing side by side in loose shirts.

Sketch of two children in shirts

1870

Copy of the portrait of Giuliano de Medici - the painting by Sandro Botticelli

1887

Pencil sketch sheet with a standing man, a seated woman, and two head studies, captioned in French.

Copy of the figures of Christ and Magdalene and sketches from the painting "Apotheosis of Alfonso d’Avalos"

1888

Loose sketch

1870

Pastel and pencil portrait of a bespectacled man with mustache and goatee, wearing a gray jacket, dated 1904.

Portrait of Wilhelm Feldman

1904

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in armour and cloak, with a helmet at his feet, on pale paper.

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

1882

Colored pencil sketch of an Orthodox church with an onion-domed tower and crosses on a steep roof, in a sketchbook.

View of an Orthodox church

1870

Pencil sketch of two Renaissance-style male portraits labeled Andrea del Sarto and Masaccio on cream paper.

Copies of Engravings Depicting a Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli by Andrea del Sarto and a Self-Portrait of Masaccio

Pencil sketch of a seated market vendor weighing produce on a scale, with standing shoppers in headscarves around her.

Market scene

1870

Pencil sketches on beige paper of nude male figures, including a raised arm and a muscular back view.

Sketches of nudes

1884

Pencil drawing of a wooden church with a tall tower and small bell turret, with a tree in the foreground.

"Church in Cięcina"

1879

Line drawing on tracing paper of stylized lilies with curling stamens and leaves along a vertical stem.

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

1895

Colored drawing of a crucified Christ with outstretched arms, surrounded by wings, roses and thorny branches in panels.

Christ, unrealized variant for the stained glass of St. Francis

1897

Drawing of the Fresco Depicting Paradise at Cappella del Podestà (Cappella della Maddalena) at the Bargello Museum: P…

1887

Outline drawing of tall, serrated thistle leaves on tan paper, with faint red guide lines framing the design.

Meadow thistle (leaves). Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

"Sleeping child"

1902

Pencil sketches of cats in various poses on a sketchbook page, including a seated cat and a curled cat with tail.

Drawings of cats in various poses

1870

Pencil sketch of a standing peasant figure in loose clothing and headscarf on a sketchbook page.

Drawing of a peasant

1870

Colored drawing of the Virgin and Child with an older bearded man and an angel, framed by ornamental borders.

An angel ordering Joseph to flee to Egypt

1891

Portrait of Girolamo Savonarola. Drawing of the engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi

1887

Pencil study of a female head wearing a veil with scrolled curls, shaded in a sculptural manner.

Study of the head of the prophetess Anna from a sculpture in the portal of Notre Dame Cathedral in Reims

1890

Pencil design of a stylized mullein plant with buds and large blossoms in a symmetrical vertical panel.

Mullein (middle fragment). Design for painted decoration of the presbytery of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil outline drawing on aged tracing paper of corncockle flowers, buds and leaves, prepared as a transfer cartoon.

Corncockle. Pounced drawing for the polychrome wall painting for the Franciscan church in Krakow

1895

Pencil drawing of lilies and thistles with a geometric border and blank central panel, by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897.

Lilies and thistles, header for Życie

1897

Pencil tracing of a symmetrical mullein flower and leaf design arranged in vertical tiers on translucent paper.

Mullein. Design for painted decoration of the presbytery of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Federico da Montefeltro; Leon Battista Alberti

1883

Head of a turoń

1870

Pen and ink sketch of a carved stone capital with a winged figure and scrolled ornament, numbered page 79, dated 1886.

Drawing of the capital at the tomb of Casimir IV Jagiellon by Veit Stoss in the Świętokrzyska Chapel of the Krakow Ca…

1886

Pencil drawing of a winged angel in a draped robe standing on a plinth, copied after a Reims Cathedral sculpture.

Angel. Copy after a sculpture from Reims Cathedral

1890

Pencil sketches of ornamental scrollwork, a fleur-de-lis, foliate motifs, a bracket, and a draped female figure on tan paper.

Sketches of Gothic and Renaissance ornaments

1887

Pencil sketches of a Gothic chapel interior with a ribbed vault, arches and painted decoration on a sketchbook page.

Drawings of a chapel interior covered with painted decoration

1890

Colored sketch of a theatre garden set with a central fountain, stone balustrade, willow trees and a small pavilion in the ba

Sketch of scenery for Act I of "Skałka"

1905

Colored pencil costume sketch of a girl in embroidered white bodice, blue skirt and ribbons, labeled Dziewuszka, 1904.

Girl. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

1904

Portrait of Władysław Mickiewicz

1904

Ink study sketches of nude male figures, including a youth holding a sprig and a bearded man, on cream paper.

Apollo and Marsyas

1887

Pencil sketch of ruined stone arches overgrown with shrubs and scattered rubble in the foreground.

Ruins of a building among shrubs

1880

Pencil sketch of a group of figures with a standing man, a seated figure, and rectangular frame studies below.

Sketches of buildings and figural representations

1888

Vertical drawing of white lilies with orange stamens and green stems against blue, grey and brown bands.

Lilje

1904

Torn tracing paper with pencil and blue crayon outlines of stylised vetch leaves and tendrils in a repeating decorative desig

Common vetch. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil sketch of a bust of a man with a shaved head and deeply lined face, on aged paper, by Stanisław Wyspiański.

Sketch of a bust of a man

1903

Pen and brown ink drawing of a man's head and shoulders with wavy hair, inscribed Dürer 1493 below.

Drawing from "Self-Portrait" by Albrecht Dürer

1887

Colored pencil costume design of a king in ornate armor, feathered helmet, sword and red shield, dated 1904.

King. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

1904

Brown ink sketch of a standing dandy in a top hat and checked trousers, leaning on a cane with one hand on his hip.

Caricature of a dandy

1882

Pencil sketch of a boy's head in a cap on a page of a small sketchbook.

Child’s drawing of a boy’s head

1870

Watercolor and ink costume designs showing several stylized figures in period dress, including a man in a red coat and a woma

Costume designs for "The Enchanted Circle" by Lucjan Rydel

1899

Red chalk sketch of a man with tousled hair raising a glass, the glass and hand drawn in dark ink on tan paper.

Sketch of a man with a glass

Grid of fifteen panels of a stained glass design with a bearded figure, a violin, and flowing warm-toned abstract lines.

Henry the Pious (Wawel Cathedral stained glass designs)

1900

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress and bonnet on a sketchbook page, with light blue pencil accents.

Sketch of a female figure in a long dress and bonnet

1870

Pen and ink study of a reclining armored effigy on a tomb, with detail sketches of a foot, hand and ornament below.

Tracing from the alabaster tomb of Barzy in the Chapel of Blessed Imelda in the Church of Corpus Christi in Lviv

1887

Pencil sketch of a woman's face with closed eyes and a raised hand outlined above, on a buff paper sheet.

Outline of a Woman's Face

1888

Ink drawing of ornate sixteenth-century book binding designs with floral scrollwork and a figure in an arched panel.

Drawing copies from sixteenth-century Italian book bindings

1888

Pencil sketchbook page with studies of a walking figure's legs and feet and a rounded animal form at left.

Sketch of a walking figure

1870

Study of a skull

1880

Pencil sketch of a nude male figure at an easel beside a draped female figure among columns and a tiled floor.

Sketch to Apollo and Melpomene

1896

Pencil sketches on paper showing two nude warriors, two seated figures and a cherub with a torch, numbered 12 to 15.

Tracings of drawings by Italian masters from book illustrations

1888

Pencil drawing of a Gothic tomb effigy with kneeling mourners above, and two Gothic window arches with tracery below.

Renaissance tombstone; St. Mary’s Church windows Kraków

1883

Pencil sketch of a theatre stage set with a central altar-like structure and tall side shapes, on Teatr Miejski letterhead.

set design sketch for the play "Protesilaus and Laodamia

1903

Pen and ink sketch of two satirical scenes with figures, an easel, and caricatured faces, drawn in brown ink on paper.

Satirical scenes from university life

1887

Pencil sketch of a figure in motion on a ladder, with handwritten notes on tan paper.

Sketches of human figures in motion on a ladder

1884

Pencil design drawing of stylised vetch plant with pinnate leaves and tendrils, with red guidelines on tracing paper.

Tufted vetch. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil and crayon study of a yellow quatrefoil ornamental border with red dots on a pale sheet.

Study of an ornament for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Tall colored design drawing in a grid of panels showing stylized irises, lilies, and wavy blue water lines, a cartoon for sta

Part of the drawing for a floral stained glass (motif of flame lily, so-called smolinosa)

1897

Pencil sketch of a man in flowing robes carrying a woman in his arms across a shadowed architectural space.

A Man Carrying a Woman on his Hands