Caption

Figure of King Casimir the Great from his tombstone in Wawel Cathedral in Kraków; Gothic tomb figure of Casimir the Great King of Poland, 1310–1370, 14th century; drawing; sculpture artist; tombstone of Casimir the Great Kraków, Wawel; figures, kings, tombs, personages, rulers, Polish personalities; draughtsman: Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884; drawing dimensions: height 8.8 cm, width 23.9 cm; base: height 9.4 cm, width 24.7 cm; cardboard: height 25.8 cm, width 35.8 cm; dated 1830–1884., A tall standing figure wearing a crown and a long flowing robe is drawn in pencil and wash on beige paper; the figure has long hair and a full beard, a cloak draped over the shoulders, and holds a staff or rod in one hand while the other rests near the waist. The clothing shows decorative elements at the waist and a belt with a sheath, and the feet are shod in patterned shoes standing on a rounded base. The palette is mainly beige paper with pencil lines and brownish wash accents, and there is a narrow light border around the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_443

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17.6Mb (785.1Kb) / 5.2in x 13.2in / 1552 x 3966 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figure King Casimir Great tombstone Wawel Cathedral Kraków Gothic tomb figure Casimir Great King Poland 1310–1370 14th century drawing sculpture artist Great Kraków Wawel figures kings tombs personages rulers Polish personalities draughtsman Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 drawing dimensions height 8.8 cm width 23.9 cm base 9.4 cm width 24.7 cm cardboard 25.8 cm width 35.8 cm dated 1830–1884 tall standing figure wearing crown long flowing robe drawn pencil wash beige paper figure long hair full beard cloak draped shoulders holds staff rod hand rests near waist clothing decorative elements belt sheath feet shod patterned shoes standing rounded base palette mainly beige paper pencil lines brownish accents narrow light border image.