Caption

Vignette with a view of Warsaw depicting the extraction of Wanda's body and the figures of Wladyslaw Jagiello and Jadwiga; artist: Wojciech Gerson (1831–1901); subject: Wanda (legend) — iconography, Jadwiga of Anjou (Queen of Poland; Saint; 1373/1374–1399), Wladyslaw Jagiello (King of Poland; ca.1351–1434); vignette/decoration; corpse; ca. 1880; drawing; sheet: height 36.3 cm, width 26.4 cm; backing: height 45.4 cm, width 31.8 cm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_045

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.5Mb (9.6Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4281 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vignette view Warsaw depicting extraction Wanda's body figures Wladyslaw Jagiello Jadwiga artist Wojciech Gerson 1831–1901 subject Wanda legend iconography Anjou Queen Poland Saint 1373 1374–1399 King ca.1351–1434 vignette decoration corpse ca 1880 drawing sheet height 36.3 cm width 26.4 cm backing 45.4 cm width 31.8 cm rectangular ornate mounted darker matte decorative border pale blue accents cream-colored panels within border intricate pencil ink design featuring elegant rococo scrollwork floral garlands cartouche shapes top center framed inset contains small sketched scene wreath leaves surrounds oval blank space Flanking central oval two standing human figures rendered fine line work side wearing draped garments holding staffs objects lower vignette group several figures gathered near architectural landscape setting drawn delicate gray lines corners sides contain stylized shell- curving ornamental motifs pale washes beige outer mounting textured dark gray palette includes gray cream pale blue subtle darker line work.