I have a pleasure to present an article recently published in scholarly journal Biuletyn Historii Sztuki (1/2017, s. 87-107). The article is a result of research in York Art Gallery (YORAG 840), first started as a part of a project National Inventory of Continental European Paintings, and subsequently continued with the aid of…
I have a pleasure to present you an article on the fifteenth century drawing depicting Cracow Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki kneeling before Virgin with Child. The article Rysunek w Liber Privilegiorum nr 2 katedry krakowskiej w książce “Działalność fundacyjna biskupów Krakowskich”, red. M. Walczak, Kraków 2016 is in Polish, but contains English summary. PDF is available here: Liber_Privilegiorum…
In April and May 2018 I am having following lectures for Seniors at various Third Age Universities: On Wednesday April 18th: a lecture on the Early-20th c. renovation of the Royal Castle in Cracow, at the Third Age Univeristy in Gdów. On Monday April 23rd: a lecture on the Medieval depictions of Creation of the…
Medieval art was full of various obscene motifs, especially in the margins of illuminated manuscripts and in the decorations of gothic cathedrals (for further reading I invite you to check out my previous posts on medieval Phallic Tree, or on some sculptures of the cathedral in Bourges). Many of those…
Since April 2018 I have a pleasure to run classes on a course for future guides in the Cracow Cathedral. The course is organised by the Educational Society “Royal Castle in Cracow” in cooperation with the Cracow Cathedral. During this course I am having lectures on art history as well…