Obrazy ze scenami legend o św. Mikołaju w zbiorach Muzeum Książąt Czartoryskich w Krakowie. Kwestia proweniencji i wykonawcy
The paintings involving scenes from the legends about St. Nicholas in the repertory of The Princes Czartoryski Museum in Krakow. The issue of provenance and authorship
Author(s): Paulina ChełmeckaSubject(s): Cultural history, Visual Arts, 16th Century, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: polyptych; triptych; St. Nicholas of Bari; tabular painting; the Workshop of the Master of Triptych from Klimkówka; miracles of St. Nicholas; Salvaging the castaways;
Summary/Abstract: The collection of The Princes Czartoryski Museum in Krakow includes a pair of wings form a winged retable depicting hagiographical threads connected with the person of St. Nicholas of Bari. The artwork was brought to the museum from Rzepiennik Biskupi, a village situated near Krosno. The wings constitute an example of late Gothic tabular painting, manufactured in provincial workshops of Little Poland in the 1st half of the 16th century. The scenes Salvaging the castaways from the shipwreck and Whipping of the statue of St. Nicholas depicted on the aforementioned wings refer to the miracle-working activity of St. Nicholas. Most probably the author drew inspiration from the text of The Golden Legend by Jacob de Voragine – the text, which was very popular from the 13th century and which was frequently a source of hagiographical inspirations.
Journal: Folia Historica Cracoviensia
- Issue Year: 23/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 121-156
- Page Count: 36
- Language: Polish