Caption

Reliquary of the foundation of King Sigismund I, Wyczólkowski, Leon 1852-1936 author, Sigismund I the Old king of Poland; 1467–1548, reliquaries, 16th century crafts, goldsmithery, Renaissance crafts, 16th century sculpture, Polish pastels, Poland culture, The Wawel Treasury 1907, Polish painting, Sigismund King of the Burgundians; ?–523, artistic craftsmanship, provenance, Young Poland style, coats of arms, Sforza coat of arms, White Eagle coat of arms, 1907, Kraków, pastel, height 38.5 cm, width 31 cm, A painted still life showing an ornate decorative object with a central cylindrical form and a base with curved details, rendered in metallic gold tones with highlights of blue and hints of red and white; the object sits on a flat surface that is a warm reddish-brown, against a muted green background with variations of teal and darker green; the edges of the canvas and a simple wooden stretcher are visible in natural wood and beige tones, with parts of the backing and frame showing rough brown cardboard and tape.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_320

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Rights managed

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36.8Mb (2.1Mb) / 11.2in x 12.7in / 3367 x 3817 (300dpi)

Keywords

Reliquary foundation King Sigismund I Wyczólkowski Leon 1852-1936 author Sigismund I Old king Poland 1467–1548 reliquaries 16th century crafts goldsmithery Renaissance crafts 16th century sculpture Polish pastels Poland culture Wawel Treasury 1907 Polish painting Sigismund King Burgundians –523 artistic craftsmanship provenance Young Poland style coats arms Sforza coat White Eagle coat 1907 Kraków pastel height 38.5 cm width 31 cm painted life showing ornate decorative object central cylindrical form base curved details rendered metallic gold tones highlights blue hints red white object sits flat surface warm reddish-brown muted green background variations teal darker green edges canvas simple wooden stretcher visible natural wood beige tones parts backing frame showing rough brown cardboard tape.