Caption

Wojciech Kossak sitting at the central platform of the rotunda and making a sketch for a painting from a model posing in a Russian rifleman’s uniform; Hamel and Feigl, photographic print, 1893/1894, print glued to cardboard print: 12.0 × 17.3 cm; cardboard: 13.5 × 18.5 cm. Depicts painters’ studio with scaffolding and painting accessories during work on the Panorama of the Battle of Raclawice; includes portrait of Kossak, painting models, and references to Jan Styka; photographic documentation of Polish painting and panoramic painting practices artists: Kossak, Wojciech 1856–1942; Styka, Jan 1858–1925., The sepia-toned image shows an outdoor work area with wooden tables and benches, a wooden staircase leading up to a platform on the right, and a tall vertical post near the center. On the left a person wearing dark clothing and a light strap across a shoulder stands holding a long object and a brush or tool above a tripod easel; on the right another person sits on a bench or crate near the wooden wall, wearing lighter clothing and a cap and holding an object in their lap. The ground is bare earth and there are a few scattered tools, containers, and small piles of material on and around the tables and floor. The predominant colors visible are sepia tones of brown, beige, and tan, with variations in light and dark brown across clothing, wood, and ground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_050

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.8Mb (2.3Mb) / 16.4in x 12.0in / 4924 x 3609 (300dpi)

Keywords

Wojciech Kossak sitting central platform rotunda sketch painting model posing Russian rifleman’s uniform Hamel Feigl photographic print 1893 1894 print glued cardboard print cardboard Depicts painters’ studio scaffolding painting accessories work Panorama Battle Raclawice includes portrait Kossak painting models references Jan Styka photographic documentation Polish painting panoramic practices artists Wojciech 1856–1942 Styka Jan 1858–1925 sepia-toned image outdoor area wooden tables benches wooden staircase leading up platform right tall vertical post near center left person wearing dark clothing light strap across shoulder stands holding long object brush tool tripod easel right another person sits bench crate near wooden wall wearing lighter clothing cap holding object lap ground bare earth scattered tools containers small piles material tables floor predominant colors visible sepia tones brown beige tan variations light dark brown across clothing wood ground.