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Emancipation, Deskur, Józef 1861–1915 illustrator/author, Poland culture, Polish drawings, Renaissance costume, nudes, female nudes, male nudes, symbolism style, stairs, femininity allegory, competition entries, after 1890, drawing, height 94.5 cm, width 65.5 cm, A framed grayscale drawing depicting a crowded scene of many people gathered on and around a curved stone structure, with a central standing woman in a dark flowing dress raising one arm while others around her gesture toward a group of reclining and reaching figures; the composition shows a variety of facial expressions and poses, including several people looking upward, a few leaning over the edge, and a group of figures clustered at the lower foreground, some with ornate headpieces and one wearing a crown; the image includes sculptural relief work on the stone surfaces and textured garments, and the overall palette is shades of gray and black with warm beige tones in the background, all set within a wooden frame and wide cream-colored mat.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A32_292

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Rights managed

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46.3Mb (2.6Mb) / 11.6in x 15.5in / 3474 x 4660 (300dpi)

Keywords

Emancipation Deskur Józef 1861–1915 illustrator author Poland culture Polish drawings Renaissance costume nudes female nudes male nudes symbolism style stairs femininity allegory competition entries 1890 drawing height 94.5 cm width 65.5 cm framed grayscale depicting crowded scene people gathered curved stone structure central standing woman dark flowing dress raising arm gesture group reclining reaching figures composition variety facial expressions poses several people looking upward leaning edge figures clustered lower foreground ornate headpieces wearing crown image includes sculptural relief work stone surfaces textured garments palette shades gray black warm beige tones background set within wooden frame wide cream-colored mat.