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WROCLAW
sents the history of Polish painting from the end of the
18th century to the year 1939. Especially noteworthy are:
samples of J. Matejko's early works, paintings by P. Micha-
iowski, O. Boznanska, T. Makowski, J. Pankiewicz, W. Sle-
winski, S. Wyspianski and J. Mierzejewski.
The group of Silesian loainting comprises works of modern
times; noteworthy among them are burghers' epitaphs of
the Renaissance and Mannerism periods, works by M. Will-
mann and his circle and sampies of Silesian painting of
the 19th century. In 1966, in connection with the exhibition
"Silesian Painting 1520—1620", a descriptive catalogue was
published listing works in this field which are preserved not
only in museum collections.
The collection of foreign painting is the least numerous; it
does however include works of high artistic rank such as
samples of the 15th-century school of Siena, and other
Italian schools from the 16th century, as well as works of
Dutch and Flemish art of the 17th and 18th centuries. This
group, also constantly enlarged by new acquisitions, will in
the future grow into an exhibition of foreign painting.
The Section of Sculpture comprises mainly
pieces of Silesian sculpture of modern times among which
the sculpture of the Baroque period has particular artistic
value. These are groups of works by T. Weissfeld, M. Steinl,
J. Urbanski and others. A catalogue of Silesian Baroque
sculpture, covering not only the Museum's own collection,
was published in 1969. Modern Silesian sculpture, together
with the painting and artistic craftsmanship of the same
period, form jointly the gallery of "Modern Silesian Art".
Foreign sculpture is represented by a rather small number
of works and so is Polish sculpture in which the works by
X. Dunikowski are among the most valuable items.
The collections of the Section of Artistic Crafts-
m a n s h i p are based mainly on the old collections of the
Wroclaw museums found after the war and exhibits turned
over from the museums of Lvov; at present the collections
are constantly enlarged by way of purchases. They are of
diverse character, including specimens of ceramics, glass-
ware, objects of metal, wood and leather, as well as textiles.
The collection of artistic ceramics is the richest. It includes
Chinese earthen votive figures from the 4th—6th centuries
A. D., the first china articles from Meissen, an interesting
collection of Italian, Dutch, Slovak and Zytawa fa'ience from
the 17th and 18th centuries and stone ware from Bolesla-
wiec.
The collection of artistic glassware is equally diverse, both
in the chronological and geographic sense. It includes a va-
luable group of antique glassware, engraved and cut Silesian
glassware from the 18th century, painted guild cups from
the 16th and 18th centuries, glassware of the Art Nouveau
period. Of particular value is an engraved rock crystal
epergne in the form of a dolphin, of 18th-century Italian
workmanship.
The collection of textiles includes noteworthy Oriental tex-
tiles from the old Lvov collections, several Polish
rugs including two from the manufactory of Grodno. and
a large group of bourgeois costumes from the 18th and 19th
centuries. A rich collection of tin objects contains mainly
Silesian products from the 16th to early 20th centuries.
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sents the history of Polish painting from the end of the
18th century to the year 1939. Especially noteworthy are:
samples of J. Matejko's early works, paintings by P. Micha-
iowski, O. Boznanska, T. Makowski, J. Pankiewicz, W. Sle-
winski, S. Wyspianski and J. Mierzejewski.
The group of Silesian loainting comprises works of modern
times; noteworthy among them are burghers' epitaphs of
the Renaissance and Mannerism periods, works by M. Will-
mann and his circle and sampies of Silesian painting of
the 19th century. In 1966, in connection with the exhibition
"Silesian Painting 1520—1620", a descriptive catalogue was
published listing works in this field which are preserved not
only in museum collections.
The collection of foreign painting is the least numerous; it
does however include works of high artistic rank such as
samples of the 15th-century school of Siena, and other
Italian schools from the 16th century, as well as works of
Dutch and Flemish art of the 17th and 18th centuries. This
group, also constantly enlarged by new acquisitions, will in
the future grow into an exhibition of foreign painting.
The Section of Sculpture comprises mainly
pieces of Silesian sculpture of modern times among which
the sculpture of the Baroque period has particular artistic
value. These are groups of works by T. Weissfeld, M. Steinl,
J. Urbanski and others. A catalogue of Silesian Baroque
sculpture, covering not only the Museum's own collection,
was published in 1969. Modern Silesian sculpture, together
with the painting and artistic craftsmanship of the same
period, form jointly the gallery of "Modern Silesian Art".
Foreign sculpture is represented by a rather small number
of works and so is Polish sculpture in which the works by
X. Dunikowski are among the most valuable items.
The collections of the Section of Artistic Crafts-
m a n s h i p are based mainly on the old collections of the
Wroclaw museums found after the war and exhibits turned
over from the museums of Lvov; at present the collections
are constantly enlarged by way of purchases. They are of
diverse character, including specimens of ceramics, glass-
ware, objects of metal, wood and leather, as well as textiles.
The collection of artistic ceramics is the richest. It includes
Chinese earthen votive figures from the 4th—6th centuries
A. D., the first china articles from Meissen, an interesting
collection of Italian, Dutch, Slovak and Zytawa fa'ience from
the 17th and 18th centuries and stone ware from Bolesla-
wiec.
The collection of artistic glassware is equally diverse, both
in the chronological and geographic sense. It includes a va-
luable group of antique glassware, engraved and cut Silesian
glassware from the 18th century, painted guild cups from
the 16th and 18th centuries, glassware of the Art Nouveau
period. Of particular value is an engraved rock crystal
epergne in the form of a dolphin, of 18th-century Italian
workmanship.
The collection of textiles includes noteworthy Oriental tex-
tiles from the old Lvov collections, several Polish
rugs including two from the manufactory of Grodno. and
a large group of bourgeois costumes from the 18th and 19th
centuries. A rich collection of tin objects contains mainly
Silesian products from the 16th to early 20th centuries.
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