Caption
Fragment of a figure of King Casimir the Great from his tombstone in Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, Gothic style, tombstone figure of Casimir the Great King of Poland; 1310–1370, heads, kings, tombstones, Kraków Lesser Poland Voivodeship, personages, Wawel Cathedral Kraków furnishings, tombstone of Casimir the Great 14th century, sculpture, iconography of Casimir the Great, rulers, Polish personalities, drawing glued with the entire surface onto paper of similar dimensions, which is glued with the upper edge onto cardboard, drawing, card: height 14.4 cm, width 20.8 cm, cardboard: height 25.8 cm, width 35.8 cm, 1830–1884., A sepia-toned drawing shows a profile of a bearded man wearing an ornate crown and a long headpiece extending behind him; his wavy hair and beard are rendered with flowing lines and shading. He wears a garment with a strap across the chest and a draped cloak; near his hand is a patterned shoe with a diamond-like lattice design. To the right of the figure is a small architectural sketch of a building with domed and turreted forms. The image uses shades of brown, tan, beige, and gray with darker brown lines for detail.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A32_441
License type
Rights managed
Available size
22.5Mb (1.0Mb) / 7.8in x 11.2in / 2340 x 3358 (300dpi)