Caption

Jan Malecki's bookplate Swiatowid in front of whom smoke rises from two vessels. In the background the setting sun. The whole in a decorative frame with an inscription at the bottom. ca. 1905. Graphic, typographic print; bookplate. Height 14.1 cm, width 4.5 cm; height 16 cm, width 6.6 cm. Styles/subjects: Swiatowid (mythology), Slavic mythology, Young Poland (style), symbolism (style). Maker/figures: Jan Malecki (bookplate), Tadeusz Rychter (illustrator), Dominik Witke-Jezewski. Motifs: swastika. Ethnographic bookplate; Polish bookplates; Polish graphics.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A39_134

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Rights managed

Available size

45.9Mb (12.7Mb) / 8.9in x 20.0in / 2672 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jan Malecki's bookplate Swiatowid front whom smoke rises two vessels background setting sun whole decorative frame inscription bottom ca 1905 Graphic typographic print Height 14.1 cm width 4.5 cm height 16 cm width 6.6 cm Styles subjects mythology Slavic mythology Young Poland style symbolism Maker figures Jan Malecki Tadeusz Rychter illustrator Dominik Witke-Jezewski Motifs swastika Ethnographic bookplate Polish bookplates Polish graphics narrow vertical print muted tones gray black beige tall dark robed figure wearing rounded hat standing within framed panel figure radiating streaks textured backdrop wavy ribbon mist rises coils near figure's hands shoulder lower area panel two rounded vessels larger smaller rendered dark tones emitting thin curl Decorative borders patterned bands frame scene top entire image sits light beige rectangular sheet darker gray margin surrounding .