Dobrzyca, Bledów and Mala Wies. Decorations of 'His Eccellency the Painter', Robert Stankiewicz

• Authors: Bernatowicz A.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This article focuses upon the creative work of the painter and decorator Robert Stankiewicz, in which the authoress has sought to establish certain facts concerning his artistic biography known until now exclusively from minor bibliographical and archival references. During conservation work recently carried out on the palace at Dobrzyca, in a ground-floor room decorated with polychrome featuring grotesque motifs, the signature of Robert Stankiewicz, placed in a sopraporta in the south-facing wall, came to light. It has been accepted that the entire polychrome arose in the years 1800-1804. Prior to the mythological scene's discovery at Dobrzyca, Robert Stankiwicz had been known primarily as the devisor of interior wall painting in the Walicki palace in Warsaw, which once stood on the corner of Senatorska and former Rymarska Streets; a fact recorded in the contract drawn up for the artist, which divulges that the ceilings were decorated by applying the chiaroscuro method, together with rosettes and cornices 'decked with leaves'. From the data it has been possible to gather, some idea may be gained of Robert Stankiewicz's abilities and the nature of his decorative compositions. It is evident that he painted figural scenes inspired by ancient mythology, as well as the ornamental polychrome work adorning the same palace's interiors. Furthermore, he made use of the chiaroscuro technique in order to imitate the stuccoed or bas-relief architectural decoration there. He thus painted in the antiquated style cornices, mouldings and rosettes, as they once existed or have survived to the present day in the Walicki family's Warsaw residence, Mala Wies as well as at Bledów, where he was also entrusted to create the likenesses of figures from antiquity. Taking into consideration the fact that Stankiewicz collaborated with the two wellknown architects, Fryderyk Albert Lessel, working for the Walickis (Warszawa, Mala Wies, Bledów) and Stanislaw Zawadzki (Dobrzyca), it may be presumed that this painter could have been employed to decorate the interiors of other residences by the same architects. 13 Illustrations.

Keywords

EN

R. STANKIEWICZ

Discipline

• ARTS_&_ARCHITECTURE: ARTS & ARCHITECTURE

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Sztuki PAN
• Journal: Biuletyn Historii Sztuki
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 66
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 61-79
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Bernatowicz A.

• A. Bernatowicz, Instytut Sztuki PAN, ul. Dluga 26/28, 00-950 Warszawa, Poland

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04PLAAAA0006145