Légende

Coronation of the first king, from the series History of Civilization in Poland, Jan Matejko 1838–1893, 1889; painting; depicts Boleslaw the Brave King of Poland, ca. 967–1025 — iconography, Mieszko II Lambert King of Poland, 990–1034, Saint Adalbert ca. 956–997, conquest of Kiev 1018; height 79 cm, width 105 cm., A crowded interior scene shows a group of people gathered around a raised platform beneath arches and columns, with a few figures standing on the platform wearing ornate robes and crowns and a few kneeling before them. The space contains a mix of warm browns, deep reds, muted golds, dark greens, and touches of black and white; a rich red drapery hangs in the background and a red carpet runs up the steps. Several stone columns and arches frame the scene, and a few chandeliers or candelabras hang from above with golden highlights. To the left there is a gilded decorative structure with intricate detailing, and a few seated and standing figures cluster beside it. On the right a group wearing darker garments and feathered headgear stands near a column, and behind them more figures fill the background, their faces and clothing rendered in earth tones and muted colors. Overall the composition is dense with textured brushwork, layered clothing, and varied fabrics in shades of gold, brown, red, green, black, and white.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A16_356

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

71.5Mo (7.6Mo) / 50.8cm x 35.3cm / 6000 x 4166 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Coronation first king series History Civilization Poland Jan Matejko 1838–1893 1889 painting depicts Boleslaw Brave King ca 967–1025 iconography Mieszko II Lambert King 990–1034 Saint Adalbert ca 956–997 conquest Kiev 1018 height 79 cm width 105 cm crowded interior scene group people gathered raised platform beneath arches columns figures standing platform wearing ornate robes crowns kneeling them space contains mix warm browns deep reds muted golds dark greens touches black white rich red drapery hangs background red carpet runs up steps Several stone columns arches frame scene chandeliers candelabras hang golden highlights left gilded decorative structure intricate detailing seated standing figures cluster beside right darker garments feathered headgear stands near column figures fill faces clothing rendered earth tones muted colors composition dense textured brushwork layered clothing varied fabrics shades gold brown red green white.