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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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański

Pencil sketch of a round stone tower with a conical roof beside a cottage and ruined castle walls.

Ruins of a castle wall with a tower

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pencil sketch of wooden houses with steep roofs, a wayside shrine in the foreground, and hills behind.

Wooden houses against a mountainous landscape

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pastel drawing of a young girl with long dark hair wearing a green myrtle wreath with a blue band, in a bust portrait.

Castitas, bust of a girl with a myrtle wreath on her head

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a standing woman in a headdress within a tall vertical frame, with a seated figure below.

Sketch for a stained-glass window of Kraków Cathedral

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1899

Pastel and pencil drawing of a green and yellow geometric lattice design with triangles and a scalloped cloud shape on tan pa

Lattice motif for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Outline of a female figure

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil and ink sketch of a standing draped female figure with flowing hair, with smaller figure studies at right.

Sketch for the "Polonia" stained glass window for the Lviv Cathedral

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1892

Pen drawing of a banner with ornate foliage border, a central landscape vignette of sun and clouds, and a Latin ribbon inscri

Banner of Stanisław Leszczyński

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Pencil sketch of a parrot on a perch above an oval copy of a woman's portrait, with handwritten notes on tan paper.

Drawing of a parrot and copy of the portrait of Stéphanie Félicité du Crest de Saint-Aubin

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Ink sketches of horses, two standing horses and a rider on a rearing horse with a grazing horse below.

Sketches of a rider on a tethered horse and two horses on the run. Copy of a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil sketch of a seated chimera with a hooked beak, open mouth, and shaggy body on a buff sheet.

Chimera from Notre Dame in Paris

Stanisław Wyspiański

Pencil drawing of a stooped elderly man in a cloak holding a heavy chain on a cobblestone street, signed Wyspiański 1900.

Mendicant Beggar at St. Mary's Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Pencil sketch of an obelisk surrounded by anchors, a chain, rope, a barrel and a bell on a pale page.

Obelisk with anchors

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pencil sketch in a small sketchbook showing domed towers and building facades in a city view.

View of the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of a woman in headdress, a crowned woman, plumed and armored helmets, and a castle tower.

Copies after works of German art, including those by Albrecht Dürer

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Black line drawing of a stylized male figure with concentric curving lines and smaller draped figures, signed 1904.

"Apollo" from the stained glass of the Medical Society House in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Tan sheet with blurred dark charcoal masses and faint grid lines, a trial proof for church polychromy by Wyspiański.

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pastel drawing of a black locust branch with green leaves, red thorns and blue trunk on a pale ground.

Black locust. Design for the polychrome of the presbytery of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch of a gabled house with arched arcades and trees in a garden, drawn on pale paper.

House in a garden

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pen drawing of eleven caricatured historical rulers in costume, labeled with names such as Louis XI, Henry VIII and Charles V

Eleven historical caricatures: Louis XI, Louis XI, Henry VIII, Francis I, Henry IV, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Sigismund…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Pencil sketch of gothic church towers and spires of Týn church in Prague on tan paper, dated 1890.

Towers of the Church of Our Lady before Týn

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Ink design drawing of stylized plantain leaves and flower spikes on aged paper, with a label at upper right.

Broadleaf plantain, leaf and flower spikes. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Colored crayon study of a decorative panel with red and yellow wave bands, crescents and rosettes on aged paper.

Study of ornaments for the polychromy of the Franciscan Church in Kraków - motifs: waves, rosettes, crescents

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketchbook page with a hand study above and a crowded religious composition of figures below.

Copies of fragments of compositions by Titian: "Venus with Cupid and an Organist" and "Gloria"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Ink sketch of a bearded male figure with arms raised, wearing a loincloth, drawn on tan paper.

Tracing of the figure of the Risen Christ

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil and colored crayon study of common toadflax above and red dead-nettle below on pale paper, a design for church decorat

Common toadflax (top) and red dead-nettle (bottom). Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Nine vertical panels of blue and black pastel showing a woman's face and flowing hair, fading to pale sketch lines below.

Wanda

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Pencil botanical study of a plum branch with leaves, blossoms and enlarged flower details, with handwritten notes.

Plum

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Pencil sketch of a nude youth leaning on a tree trunk, a study after a classical sculpture, dated 1887.

Drawing of a copy of Praxiteles' sculpture "Apollo Sauroktonos" in the Vatican Museums

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil sketchbook page with a head study of a girl above three sketched ducks, numbered 92 in the top corner.

Portrait sketch of a girl, below a drawing of three ducks

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch of an ornate tomb finial with urns and a heraldic shield, with handwritten notes on tan paper.

Sketches from the St. Mary's Church in Cracow: the finial of the tombstone of Anna and Walerian Montelupi

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of a group of wandering children in loose robes, with a small head study above.

Group of wandering children

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Drawing of the scene depicting Moses striking the rock (a fragment of the painting in the catacombs of the Saint Pret…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Colored pencil costume sketch of a bearded man in a hood holding a patterned shield and sword, 1904.

King's brother. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pen sketch of a church banner design with winged symbols of the four Evangelists, labeled and framed by decorative borders.

Design of a church banner for the play "Bolesław the Brave" depicting the symbols of the four Evangelists

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1903

Pastel study of a young girl with long wavy brown hair, dark dress and white collar, hand resting on her chin.

Study of a girl

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a church tower showing circular floor plans, a cross section, and window and tracery de

St. Nicholas's Church in Żarnów, tower in the west façade with stairs leading to the gallery

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Colored sketch of an elderly man in an embroidered coat with fur collar, drinking from a patterned jug, costume design, 1904.

Cześnik. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pencil sketch of a lakeside landscape with reeds and grasses in the foreground, water, and distant shoreline under a hatched

Landscape by Lake Gopło

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil drawing of a crowned seated king with scepter under a Gothic canopy, flanked by heraldic shields and angels.

Drawing from the royal seal of Władysław Jagiełło

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Colored pencil costume design of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat holding a long sword, titled Strzemion, 1904.

Strzemion. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pencil sketch of a fluted column with an ornate capital, with handwritten measurements and the date 1904 noted beside it.

"Column. Vase". Design of a column for the Medical Society House in Krakow

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Architectural study sheet with capital drawings, a lion relief, monogram roundels and an arched stone doorway.

St. Nicholas's Church in Żarnów, details of the Romanesque and Gothic interior decoration and the gallery staircase

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pen sketch of a stone effigy, a bearded head, a female head, and a heraldic eagle shield.

Prague - Saint Vitus Cathedral. Fragments of the tomb of Přemysl Ottokar II. Head of Matthew of Arras. Head of Elisab…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketch of a crucified figure with outstretched arms and draped loincloth on tan paper, with handwriting at top.

Gniezno. Crucifix

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketch of a Gothic cathedral interior with pointed arches, stone pillars and carved corbels on tan paper.

Gniezno. Interior of the cathedral

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Colored design study of triangular and arched motifs in green, blue and yellow for church wall decoration.

Triangle motif. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Architectural pencil drawing of a door frame with dimension notes, decorative cornice and arched openings on paper.

Door frame design

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pencil sketch of Gothic tracery, pinnacles and finials on a cathedral wall, with a ribbed vault at upper left.

Prague. Architectural fragment of Saint Vitus Cathedral

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Colored pencil costume design of a man in a blue embroidered robe holding a red shield and spear, 1904.

Sieciech. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Charcoal portrait drawing of a young girl with curly hair and a long braid, wearing a collared shirt, dated 1900.

Girl's head

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Colored pencil sketches of ornamental scrolls, rosettes and a twisted column on a squared grid, trial proof for church polych

Ornament designs. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch of a standing man on a pedestal with one arm raised, study for a stained glass window, on beige paper.

Józef Mehoffer posing for King Casimir the Great. Study for Józef Mehoffer's stained glass window for the Latin Cathe…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1893

Pencil sketch of stage set design with tall trees and a central pedestal on a platform, under a Kraków theatre letterhead.

Sketch of the decorations for "Protesilas and Laodamia"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1903

Costume design sketch of a queen in a golden crown, embroidered yellow coat and red skirt, in coloured pencil on tan paper.

King's wife. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pencil sketch of a standing armored knight with a ruff collar, sword, and helmet at lower right, with handwritten notes.

Legnica. Tomb of Hans von Romnitz from the Church of the Virgin Mary

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pen drawing of an enthroned Madonna and Child under a Gothic canopy, with a kneeling mitred abbot below.

Drawing from the seal of Konrad, abbot of a monastery in Wrocław

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketch of old town rooftops, chimneys and a tall clock tower with a spire rising above the city.

Poznań. View of the rooftops of the Old Town and the town hall tower

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketch of two stone tomb effigies: a veiled woman with clasped hands and an armored man in a helmet.

Legnica. Tomb of Wenceslaus I of Legnica and his wife Anna from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketches of chamomile flowers and petals on a torn sheet of paper, studies for church decoration.

Chamomile flower. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Charcoal academic drawing of a female nude torso with head turned upward, shaded against a dark background.

Female nude, academic drawing

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891

Ink drawing of curling creeping thistle leaves and stems on tan paper, a design for church decoration.

Creeping thistle, leaves. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pen sketch of carved fragments from a baptismal font, with an angel, a saint in an arch, lions and tracery.

Legnica. Fragments of the decoration of the baptismal font from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketch sheet with a large draped woman carrying a child, smaller figure studies, and a vase drawing.

Sketches of the Virgin and Child after an engraving by Albrecht Dürer

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil sketchbook page with loose studies of seated and reclining male figures in clothing.

Illegible sketches

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a bonnet and loose garments, drawn on a bound sketchbook page numbered 165.

Sketch of a seated woman wearing a bonnet

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870