Historia "Panoramy Racławickiej" i jej konserwacji

• Authors: Natusiewicz-Mirer Janina

Title variants

EN

THE HISTORY OF THE RACŁAWICE PANORAMA AND OF ITS CONSERVATION

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

The genesis of the Racławice Panorama is associated With preparations for the General National Exhibition in Lvov in 1894. The organisees of the exhibition wished to endow their undertaking with a singular patriotic significance. In response Jan Styka proposed to paint the first Polish panorama, depicting the battle of Racławice. His idea was fully approved. The Panorama painted by Jan Styka and Wojciech Kossak (with whom other artist co-operated) became a great attraction at the exhibition. As the Committee for the Panorama Construction encountered constant difficulties with the management of the premises holding the Panorama, it was decided to sell it; eventually the country of Lvov became its owner in 1912. During the First World War the painting was damaged and underwent reconstruction in 1919—1920. In the second half of the twenties the state of preservation of the canvas aroused great concern; on the night of 29—30 Sept., 1927 the canvas partially collapsed. It fell upon the artificial terrain where it broke and was holed. In the period of 1928—1929 the reconstruction and conservation took place and the artificial terrain wias replaced. During the Second World War the Panorama was looked after by the management of the Picture Gallery. On 9th April, 1944 the pavilion housing the Panorama was damaged during the bombardment of Lvov, the structure broke down and the picture partially collapsed, the remainder of the picture was holed in hundred of places. In June 1944 the Panorama was taken to pieces, the canvas was preserved and stared away in the Bernardine convent in Lvov. In July 1946 the Panorama and the Lvovian collection were brought to Wrocław.

Keywords

PL

Panorama Racławicka; Jan Styka; Wojciech Kossak

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Ochrona Zabytków
• Year: 1984
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 241-249

Dates

published

1984

Contributors

author

Natusiewicz-Mirer Janina

• mgr, Kraków

Identifiers

ISSN

0029-8247