Caption

Ignacy Swidzinski, Starost of Lityn born c. 1740, brother of Michal, Marianna and Bona; painter unknown role/classification. The Lopienski Brothers Warsaw; bronze company; 1884–1950. Miniature portrait 1700, Poland, height 3.8 cm, width 3.6 cm. Subject: man visible to the waist, 3/4 left—silver-grey wig, hazel eyes. Costume: white shirt, black zupan, red kontusz with black trim; orders and sash of the Order of St. Stanislaus and the Order of the White Eagle. Coats of arms: Topór, Pólkozic; at the bottom of the 20th-century gilded bronze binding the coats of arms of Slepowron and Pólkozic. Background: dark grey on the left, sandy-olive grey on the right. Genres/tags: portraits en trois-quarts, Polish miniatures, portraits of men, nobility, family, orders, costumes., A gold rectangular frame with stepped corners and a decorative bow at the top contains a group of small oval portrait miniatures set into the gold surface; the frame and background are gold with some darker shadowing. The miniatures show several bust-length figures painted with pale skin tones and powdered light hair, and a few figures wear red or dark blue clothing while another appears in white; one central miniature shows a figure with very light hair and a pale blue garment. There are two small gold floral rosettes on the upper area and a pair of small gold heraldic shields and crests below the central portrait. The overall visible colors are gold, pale skin tones, light gray and white for hair, red, dark blue, and pale blue.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_012

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54.8Mb (3.7Mb) / 12.4in x 17.1in / 3723 x 5143 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ignacy Swidzinski Starost Lityn born c 1740 brother Michal Marianna Bona painter unknown role classification Lopienski Brothers Warsaw bronze company 1884–1950 Miniature portrait 1700 Poland height 3.8 cm width 3.6 cm Subject man visible waist 3 4 left silver-grey wig hazel eyes Costume white shirt black zupan red kontusz black trim orders sash Order St Stanislaus White Eagle Coats arms Topór Pólkozic bottom 20th-century gilded bronze binding coats Slepowron Background dark grey left sandy-olive grey right Genres tags portraits en trois-quarts Polish miniatures portraits men nobility family costumes gold rectangular frame stepped corners decorative bow top contains group small oval portrait miniatures set gold surface frame background gold darker shadowing miniatures several bust-length figures painted pale skin tones powdered light hair figures wear red dark blue clothing another white central miniature figure light hair pale blue garment two small floral rosettes upper area pair small heraldic shields crests central portrait visible colors light gray dark blue pale blue.