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Head of a Saint Woman

Jacek Malczewski

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Basic information
ID
Ж-416
Author
Jacek Malczewski
Name
Head of a Saint Woman
Date of creation
1870s
Country
Poland
Technique
oil painting
Material
wood oil
Dimensions
13.3 x 10.7 cm (height x width)
Additionally
Type
painting
Genre
religious
Provenance
Collection of Piotr Dobrzanski
Information about author
Author
Jacek Malczewski
Author in the original
Jacek Malczewski
Artist's lifetime
1854–1929
Country
Poland
Biography
Jacek Malczewski (July 14, 1854, Radom, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire – October 8, 1929, Krakow, Republic of Poland) was an outstanding artist and one of the most prominent representatives of Polish Symbolism. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Krakow, where his teacher was Jan Matejko. The artist participated in an archeological expedition to Pamphylia, Pisidia, and Greece, which was organized by Count Karol Lanckoronski. He also visited Munich and Italy. Jacek Malczewski was one of the founders of the art union "Sztuka" ("Art"). The artist's creative heritage includes landscapes and portraiture, symbolic compositions, interpretations of religious themes, and numerous self-portraits in various images.
Object description
The exact date of this work has not been established; presumably, it was created in the late 1870s. Being a good example of the early period of the artist’s oeuvre, the work is significantly different from the later works by Jacek Malczewski. On the reverse side of the work, there are remnants of the label with the inscription "Matki Bos…"; it suggests that this work could be a sketch for the painting "Madonna". Jacek Malczewski often turned to her image, especially at the beginning of his career. The earliest dated work in the collection of the Gallery is a study for the painting "Madonna", which was made in 1874. It is also known from the inscriptions on the labels that the work comes from the collection of the artist’s friend Piotr Dobrzanski, who lived in Lviv and was repeatedly portrayed by Jacek Malczewski.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

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