Caption

Reliquary with a Nail of the Holy Cross, Wyczólkowski, Leon 1852–1936 painter, reliquary, goldsmithery, Grochowski, Stanislaw 15..–1645, baroque crafts, Polish pastels, Poland culture, The Wawel Treasury 1907, Polish painting, message provenance, Young Poland style, 1907, Kraków, pastel, height 99 cm, width 70 cm, A framed painting shows an ornate metallic object standing on a draped surface against a dark background. The object has a tall, decorative stem and base in metallic gold tones with highlights of lighter gold and pale reflections, and a central ornamental section with radiating spiky elements also in gold. There are small accents of blue and green on the central decoration and hints of red and purple in the drapery and subtle reflections. The background is a deep, nearly black brown with faint areas of dark red and muted purple, and the frame is wood-toned brown with a thin inner gold trim.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_332

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.3Mb (2.8Mb) / 11.5in x 16.0in / 3453 x 4791 (300dpi)

Keywords

Reliquary Nail Holy Cross Wyczólkowski Leon 1852–1936 painter reliquary goldsmithery Grochowski Stanislaw 15..–1645 baroque crafts Polish pastels Poland culture Wawel Treasury 1907 Polish painting message provenance Young Poland style 1907 Kraków pastel height 99 cm width 70 cm framed painting ornate metallic object standing draped surface dark background tall decorative stem base metallic gold tones highlights lighter gold pale reflections central ornamental section radiating spiky elements also small accents blue green central decoration hints red purple drapery subtle reflections background deep nearly black brown faint areas dark red muted purple frame wood-toned brown thin inner trim.