Caption

Polish costumes from the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries: the times of Boleslaw I the Brave, Casimir I the Restorer, Konrad of Masovia, Henry the Bearded; drawing, watercolor, 1860–1872; Gerson, Wojciech 1831–1901 draughtsman/author; costume studies depicting Polish kings Boleslaw I the Tall 1127–1201, Konrad of Masovia ca. 1187–1247, Casimir I 1211–1267, Henry the Bearded 1168–1238; 11th–13th century costumes; height 46 cm, width 114 cm., A wide ink drawing shows a group of people standing across the scene, all facing various directions and interacting; their clothing suggests medieval or historical dress with long robes, cloaks, helmets, crowns, and capes. The figures include several wearing headgear such as a crown, helmets, and hats, and some hold objects like a long staff, a shield, and a chalice. The line work is primarily dark brown or black ink on a light beige paper background, with occasional thicker brush strokes for shading and detail. The border around the paper is a thin band of red and darker tones. Overall the scene is monochromatic with the visible colors being beige, dark brown or black, and red.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_192

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.8Mb (2.2Mb) / 20.0in x 8.5in / 6000 x 2551 (300dpi)

Keywords

Polish costumes 11th 12th 13th centuries times Boleslaw I Brave Casimir I Restorer Konrad Masovia Henry Bearded drawing watercolor 1860–1872 Gerson Wojciech 1831–1901 draughtsman author costume studies depicting Polish kings Boleslaw I Tall 1127–1201 Masovia ca 1187–1247 Casimir I 1211–1267 Bearded 1168–1238 11th–13th century costumes height 46 cm width 114 cm wide ink group people standing across scene facing various directions interacting clothing medieval historical dress long robes cloaks helmets crowns capes figures include several wearing headgear crown hats hold objects long staff shield chalice line work primarily dark brown black ink light beige paper background occasional thicker brush strokes shading detail border paper thin band red darker tones monochromatic visible colors dark brown black red.