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

Lilies and thistles, header for Życie

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Federico da Montefeltro; Leon Battista Alberti

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Head of a turoń

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Portrait of Władysław Mickiewicz

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

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

Apollo and Marsyas

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

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

Ruins of a building among shrubs

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

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

Lilje

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański

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)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Study of a skull

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

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