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KORONACJA NAJŚWIĘTSZEJ MARII PANNY Z KOŚCIOŁA P.W. ŚW. TRÓJCY W JEŻEWIE. DOMNIEMANY OBRAZ HERMANA HANA W ŚWIETLE BADAŃ HISTORYCZNYCH I TECHNOLOGICZNYCH

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Flik J., Olszewska-Świetlik J., Tylicki J.

Ochrona Zabytków

2003

issue 3-4

73-85

The first part of the paper presents a historical, stylistic and iconographic analysis of the painting. Identifying several depicted figures, the author dates the composition c. 1630 and establishes its provenance from north-eastern areas of the province of Greater Poland, whereas its creator should have rather been a follower of then fashionable Danzig painter Hermann Han, active in that region. While dependent on Han in construction principles, and resorting to employing motifs from early Flemish Counter- Reformation prints, also used by the latter in his art, the picture displays some originality in iconography. A Han-inspired apotheosis of contemporary Catholic society and the Polish state, reflecting the divine order in its spiritual and secular supporters, it shows an unusual trait in laying direct emphasis on the role of Virgin Mary in Passion and Salvation. Subsequently, the technical construction of the canvas is discussed. To these ends, complex research was undertaken, including physical examination in UV and infrared, as well as chemical and instrumental studies, including priming through the painted layers. Its results, especially the disclosure of the manner in which the layers of paint were placed one upon another, corroborate the thesis that the painting has been executed in a provincial workshop that continued the technical tradition of the sixteenth century. In the 1630’s, the encroaching newer constructional tendencies were still hampered in Northern, especially German milieus by older guild habits. Characteristically for northwestern Poland, the technical buildup of the canvas shows also some distinct Netherlandish influence. From both art historical and technical point of view, the Coronation from Je˝ewo can be therefore described as a typical but, simultaneously, an outstanding example of Counter-Reformation altar painting in the Polish Commonwealth.

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KORONACJA NAJŚWIĘTSZEJ MARII PANNY Z KOŚCIOŁA P.W. ŚW. TRÓJCY W JEŻEWIE. DOMNIEMANY OBRAZ HERMANA HANA W ŚWIETLE BADAŃ HISTORYCZNYCH I TECHNOLOGICZNYCH