Matejko na paryskim Salonie 1875: „Chrzest dzwonu Zygmunta”

• Authors: Zgórniak Marek

Title variants

EN

Matejko at the 1875 Paris Salon: ‘Christening of the Sigismund Bell’

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with a critical reception of one of the lesser known paintings by Jan Matejko (1838-93) displayed at the 1875 Paris Salon and titled Baptême de la cloche Sigismond, à Cracovie, en 1521 (1874/75, National Museum in Warsaw). Matejko who already for his debut in 1865 was awarded a medal in Paris, after the 1867 Universal Exhibition while residing in Cracow displayed his oeuvre in the French capital for many years hors councours. The reception of the Bell at the 1875 Salon became a turning point in Matejko’s Paris career: more appropriately said, a beginning to its end. The author analyses whether this turn resulted from the transformation taking place in Matejko’s art; from the transformed artistic realities; or possibly due to some other circumstances. He discusses various aspects of the Salon as well as the reviewers’ opinions on Matejko and other participating artists.

Keywords

EN

Jan Matejko; critical reception; Paris Salon; ‘Christening of the Sigismund Bell’; turning point

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Sztuki PAN
• Journal: Biuletyn Historii Sztuki
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 74
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 267-296

Contributors

author

Zgórniak Marek

• Instytut Historii Sztuki UJ, Kraków

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