Légende

Figure of King Wladyslaw Jagiello from his tombstone in Wawel Cathedral in Kraków; Gothic tomb figure; tombstone of Wladyslaw Jagiello Wawel, Kraków; Wladyslaw Jagiello King of Poland, ca. 1351–1434 — personage and iconography; sculpture, 15th century. Drawing on tracing paper glued over paper of similar dimensions, which is glued by the upper edge to cardboard. Drawn by Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884, 1830–1884. Drawing: height 24.7 cm, width 12.1 cm; cardboard: height 35.8 cm, width 25.8 cm. Kraków probable place of origin., A black ink line drawing on a light beige background shows a full-length figure of a crowned man standing on a carved base; he wears a long robe with buttons down the front, a belt, and a draped cloak, and he holds a spherical object in one hand and a staff in the other. The crown has decorative points, and there are sculpted lion heads near the shoulders; the figure’s face has closed or downcast eyes and a neutral expression. The base beneath the figure features carved animal forms with curled tails and scaled textures. The drawing uses black lines and shading on a cream or tan paper with faint hint of reddish ink marks near the top.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A32_447

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

22.8Mo (1.5Mo) / 16.8cm x 34.0cm / 1986 x 4011 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Figure King Wladyslaw Jagiello tombstone Wawel Cathedral Kraków Gothic tomb figure Wladyslaw Jagiello Wawel Wladyslaw Jagiello King Poland ca 1351–1434 personage iconography sculpture 15th century Drawing tracing paper glued paper dimensions glued upper edge cardboard Drawn Aleksander Lesser 1814–1884 1830–1884 height 24.7 cm width 12.1 cm 35.8 cm width 25.8 cm Kraków probable place origin black ink line drawing light beige background full-length figure crowned man standing carved base wears long robe buttons down front belt draped cloak holds spherical object hand staff crown decorative points sculpted lion heads near shoulders figure’s face closed downcast eyes neutral expression base beneath figure features carved animal forms curled tails scaled textures drawing uses black lines shading cream tan paper faint hint reddish ink marks near top.