DOI article:
Woźniakowski, Henryk: Izabella Godlewska de Aranda (18th December 1931 - 12th June 2018)
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HENRYK WOŹNIAKOWSKI
Krakow
IZABELLA GODLEWSKA DE ARANDA
Izabella Godlewska de Aranda
(18th December 1931 - 12th June 2018)
The Polish artist Izabella Godlewska de Aranda died in Madrid on June 12 of this
year at the age of 87. An exile as of 1940, she first lived in Great Britain, where she
studied architecture; then, after her marriage to the Spanish diplomat Eduardo Aranda
y Carranza, she lived in Spain. Whether in Poland or in exile, Godlewska de Aranda
was brought up in a patriotic atmosphere. As of 1917, her father, Józef Godlewski,
was one of the organizers of the Polish army; later, he was a landowner and civic
activist, a politician from the Pilsudski camp, and a senator in the Senate of the Fifth
Term. Godlewska de Aranda’s mother, Fabianna, was a member of the Hutten-Czapski
family. Fabianna was the daughter of Karol Hutten-Czapski, the mayor and benefactor
of Minsk, and the granddaughter of Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, the famous collector,
numismatist, donor, and founder of the Czapski Museum in Krakow. These family
traditions resulted in Godlewska de Aranda re-establishing contact with Poland as
soon as it became possible, her contact with Poland growing in strength over time.
As, among other things, the heirs’ representative, Godlewska de Aranda attempted
to reactivate the Smogulecka Foundation, which had been founded in the 1930s by
Bogdan Hutten-Czapski, who was from the Pomeranian branch of the family and who
left his estate to the University of Warsaw and the Warsaw University of Technology.
It was at the Czapski Museum in Krakow that Godlewska de Aranda deposited part
of the collection of her uncle, Emeryk Czapski Jr., a collection that he had gathered
together in Rome. It was also at the Czapski Museum that she deposited some of
her own works. Godlewska de Aranda’s paintings and sculptures were exhibited in
Poland at the Nicolaus Copernicus University Museum in Toruń in 2005 and then
a year later at the National Museum in Krakow. At her inspiration - and because of
her contacts - it became possible in 2011 to organize an exhibition exchange between
the National Museum in Krakow and the Spanish Patrimonio Nacional, which is in
charge of the royal collections. This resulted in two expositions: one titled Poland. The
Golden Age of the Polish Republic at the Royal Palace in Madrid and another titled
The Treasures of the Spanish Crown at the National Museum in Krakow.
In connection with the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of Godlewska
de Aranda’s great-grandfather, Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, the National Museum
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Krakow
IZABELLA GODLEWSKA DE ARANDA
Izabella Godlewska de Aranda
(18th December 1931 - 12th June 2018)
The Polish artist Izabella Godlewska de Aranda died in Madrid on June 12 of this
year at the age of 87. An exile as of 1940, she first lived in Great Britain, where she
studied architecture; then, after her marriage to the Spanish diplomat Eduardo Aranda
y Carranza, she lived in Spain. Whether in Poland or in exile, Godlewska de Aranda
was brought up in a patriotic atmosphere. As of 1917, her father, Józef Godlewski,
was one of the organizers of the Polish army; later, he was a landowner and civic
activist, a politician from the Pilsudski camp, and a senator in the Senate of the Fifth
Term. Godlewska de Aranda’s mother, Fabianna, was a member of the Hutten-Czapski
family. Fabianna was the daughter of Karol Hutten-Czapski, the mayor and benefactor
of Minsk, and the granddaughter of Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, the famous collector,
numismatist, donor, and founder of the Czapski Museum in Krakow. These family
traditions resulted in Godlewska de Aranda re-establishing contact with Poland as
soon as it became possible, her contact with Poland growing in strength over time.
As, among other things, the heirs’ representative, Godlewska de Aranda attempted
to reactivate the Smogulecka Foundation, which had been founded in the 1930s by
Bogdan Hutten-Czapski, who was from the Pomeranian branch of the family and who
left his estate to the University of Warsaw and the Warsaw University of Technology.
It was at the Czapski Museum in Krakow that Godlewska de Aranda deposited part
of the collection of her uncle, Emeryk Czapski Jr., a collection that he had gathered
together in Rome. It was also at the Czapski Museum that she deposited some of
her own works. Godlewska de Aranda’s paintings and sculptures were exhibited in
Poland at the Nicolaus Copernicus University Museum in Toruń in 2005 and then
a year later at the National Museum in Krakow. At her inspiration - and because of
her contacts - it became possible in 2011 to organize an exhibition exchange between
the National Museum in Krakow and the Spanish Patrimonio Nacional, which is in
charge of the royal collections. This resulted in two expositions: one titled Poland. The
Golden Age of the Polish Republic at the Royal Palace in Madrid and another titled
The Treasures of the Spanish Crown at the National Museum in Krakow.
In connection with the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of Godlewska
de Aranda’s great-grandfather, Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, the National Museum
363