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Grey Horse’s Head

Jan Matejko

Basic information

ID: Ж-76
Author: Jan Matejko
Name: Grey Horse’s Head
Date of creation: 1886
Country: Poland
Culture: Eastern Europe
Technique: oil painting
Material: canvas oil
Dimensions: 85 x 61 cm (height x width)

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: animal painting
Provenance: Collection of Lviv City Gallery
Exposition: Lozinski Palace

Information about author

Author: Jan Matejko
Author in the original: Jan Alojzy Matejko
Artist's lifetime: 1838–1893
Country: Poland
Biography: Jan Alojzy Matejko (born 24 June 1838 in Krakow – died 1 November 1893 in Krakow) – a famous Polish painter, graphic artist, and teacher. In 1852, he began studying painting at the Krakow School of Fine Arts (now the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts). He studied at Wojciech Korneli Stattler and Wladyslaw Luszczkiewicz. The artist graduated from the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts in 1858 and after that, he studied for two more years in Munich with Hermann Anschütz, where the young artist experienced a period of fascination with the historical painting of French painter Paul Delaroche. The artist participated in numerous art exhibitions. He travelled frequently to Paris and Vienna and visited Prague, Budapest, Berlin, London, Istanbul and many locations in Italy. He became the head of Krakow School of Fine Arts in 1873 and remained at its head until his death. His students included such outstanding Polish painters as Jacek Malczewski, Stanislaw Wyspianski, Jozef Mehoffer. Jan Matejko's artistic heritage includes more than three hundred paintings: portraits and paintings on historical, religious and allegorical themes, as well as several hundreds of graphic drawings and sketches. Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery holds some of the best works of this outstanding Polish artist.

Object description

A sketch represents a study of a horse from life. Grey-haired horse's head in profile. The horse is depicted in the "Maid of Orleans" painting (1886) with Karl VII sitting on it.

Inscriptions

On the bottom left are the author's signature and date: "JM. / r.p. 1886"

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