DOI article:
Ochniak, Klementyna: Madonna Teofila Lenartowicza w Wieliczce
DOI Page / Citation link: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19068#0036
The present author identified the composition as the Ave Maria relief, exe-
cuted by Lenartowicz in 1876 in Florence, which the researchers have until now
believed to be lost. The artist displayed the sculpture at the exhibition of the Soci-
ety for Promotion of Fine Arts (Zachęta) in Warsaw (1876), and then at the Cra-
cow exhibition of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts, the latter Society buying it in
1877. In the 1880s, thanks to Helena Małachowska's endowment, the Madonna
found its way to St Clement's Church at Wieliczka.
The image of Mary, fuli of poetic lyricism, is akin to Nazarene painting, and
especially to the works of the Austrian Joseph Fuhrich. It reveals Lenartowicz's
mastery in handling the relief sculpture techniąue and, exhibiting a strong con-
nection with his other creations, permits a better acąuaintance with the sculp-
tural work of this remarkable artist.
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cuted by Lenartowicz in 1876 in Florence, which the researchers have until now
believed to be lost. The artist displayed the sculpture at the exhibition of the Soci-
ety for Promotion of Fine Arts (Zachęta) in Warsaw (1876), and then at the Cra-
cow exhibition of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts, the latter Society buying it in
1877. In the 1880s, thanks to Helena Małachowska's endowment, the Madonna
found its way to St Clement's Church at Wieliczka.
The image of Mary, fuli of poetic lyricism, is akin to Nazarene painting, and
especially to the works of the Austrian Joseph Fuhrich. It reveals Lenartowicz's
mastery in handling the relief sculpture techniąue and, exhibiting a strong con-
nection with his other creations, permits a better acąuaintance with the sculp-
tural work of this remarkable artist.
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