Following the Example of the Gods (detail) by Henryk Siemiradzki (1879)
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Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish, 1843-1902)
Following the example of the gods, n.d.
Transcarpathian Art Museum named after. Joseph Bokshay, Uzhgorod
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Henryk Siemiradzki - At the fountain head, Roman idyll
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round 1.7 poll 4
Panorama racławicka (Panorama of Racławice) by Wojciech Kossak and Jan Styka (and others), 1894:
propaganda: you HAVE to admire it. it's HUGE. the two famous painters who were in charge of the project fucking hated each other and were constantly bickering over who should be named as the main author. they were chasing each other with buckets of paint around the scaffolding. they were bullying their other collaborators. but the final product is so impressive <3
context: Panorama racławicka is basically a 360° view of the Battle of Racławice, one of the most famous battles of Polish history. It happened during the Kościuszko Uprising and is symbolically viewed as a step forward in the liberation of serfs bc they took an active part in it and were officially recognized for it by the uprising's government and some of them decorated etc etc. You can read about Bartosz Głowacki, a national hero and one of the decorated and liberated serfs here. This painting (which is ENORMOUS. its literally 15 x 114 metres. one hundred and fourteen.) was finished for the 100th anniversary of the battle.
Pochodnie Nerona (Nero's torches) by Henryk Siemiradzki, 1876:
propaganda: Siemiradzki..... you and your ancient roman fascination....... ilu. the small details and the decorations are so intricate and well done. the light is incredible. there is a TIGER. just lovely
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Phryne at the Poseidonia in Eleusis (detail) by Henryk Siemiradzki (1889)
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Henryk Hektor Siemiradzki - Dirce chrześcijańska (Christianskaja Dirceja v cirke Nerona; Christian dirce in the Circus of Nero), 1897, Warsaw National Museum
Signature, date and location:
H.SIEMIRADZKI PINX. A.D.MDCCCXCVII / .ROMA.
The painting was most probably inspired with the work of Histoire des origines du christianisme, Volume IV Antichrist by French historian and philosopher Ernest Renan.
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