Wyspiański, Romańczyk and the church stained glass windows in the Coal Basin and Upper Silesia regions

The article concerns the influence of Stanisław Wyspiański’s art on the stained-glass design projects of Fryderyk Romańczyk which the latter executed for the churches of Upper Silesia and the Dąbrowa Basin. In the 30s and 40s of the previous century, Romańczyk ran a well-prospering stained-glass stu...

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Main Author: Irena Kontny
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Language:English
Published: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego 2013-06-01
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Online Access:https://sacrumetdecorum.pl/english-wyspianski-romanczyk-and-the-church-stained-glass-windows-in-the-coal-basin-and-upper-silesia-regions/?lang=en
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description The article concerns the influence of Stanisław Wyspiański’s art on the stained-glass design projects of Fryderyk Romańczyk which the latter executed for the churches of Upper Silesia and the Dąbrowa Basin. In the 30s and 40s of the previous century, Romańczyk ran a well-prospering stained-glass studio whereas his art work was characterized by a good technique and clear inspiration with the art work of the Art Nouveau period in its native Young Poland variety, in which an important role was played by motifs inspired by the local Polish flora. At the beginning of the article, the authoress also discusses the only example of a stained-glass window designed by Stanisław Wyspiański, an exceptional visionary in Polish art and theatre, to be found on the territory of the present-day province of Silesia. The above stained-glass window which is to be found in the chapel of the Metropolitan Curia in Katowice and which presents Crucified Christ borne on the wings of a Seraph, was realized by the Cracow Stained Glass Studio S. G. Żeleński (Romańczyk participated in the work), thirty years after the creation of the design project; the above stained-glass work is an outstanding example of the Polish Art Nouveau style.
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spelling doaj.art-c099b2f1f2df40e683bafc799c555a752022-12-22T04:25:29ZengWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu RzeszowskiegoSacrum et Decorum1689-50102720-524X2013-06-015/2012587101Wyspiański, Romańczyk and the church stained glass windows in the Coal Basin and Upper Silesia regionsIrena Kontny0Association for Stained Glass Art "Ars Vitrea Polona"The article concerns the influence of Stanisław Wyspiański’s art on the stained-glass design projects of Fryderyk Romańczyk which the latter executed for the churches of Upper Silesia and the Dąbrowa Basin. In the 30s and 40s of the previous century, Romańczyk ran a well-prospering stained-glass studio whereas his art work was characterized by a good technique and clear inspiration with the art work of the Art Nouveau period in its native Young Poland variety, in which an important role was played by motifs inspired by the local Polish flora. At the beginning of the article, the authoress also discusses the only example of a stained-glass window designed by Stanisław Wyspiański, an exceptional visionary in Polish art and theatre, to be found on the territory of the present-day province of Silesia. The above stained-glass window which is to be found in the chapel of the Metropolitan Curia in Katowice and which presents Crucified Christ borne on the wings of a Seraph, was realized by the Cracow Stained Glass Studio S. G. Żeleński (Romańczyk participated in the work), thirty years after the creation of the design project; the above stained-glass work is an outstanding example of the Polish Art Nouveau style.https://sacrumetdecorum.pl/english-wyspianski-romanczyk-and-the-church-stained-glass-windows-in-the-coal-basin-and-upper-silesia-regions/?lang=enstanisław wyspiańskifryderyk romańczykupper silesiadąbrowa basinpolish artchurch artstained glass20th century
spellingShingle Irena Kontny
Wyspiański, Romańczyk and the church stained glass windows in the Coal Basin and Upper Silesia regions
Sacrum et Decorum
stanisław wyspiański
fryderyk romańczyk
upper silesia
dąbrowa basin
polish art
church art
stained glass
20th century
title Wyspiański, Romańczyk and the church stained glass windows in the Coal Basin and Upper Silesia regions
title_full Wyspiański, Romańczyk and the church stained glass windows in the Coal Basin and Upper Silesia regions
title_fullStr Wyspiański, Romańczyk and the church stained glass windows in the Coal Basin and Upper Silesia regions
title_full_unstemmed Wyspiański, Romańczyk and the church stained glass windows in the Coal Basin and Upper Silesia regions
title_short Wyspiański, Romańczyk and the church stained glass windows in the Coal Basin and Upper Silesia regions
title_sort wyspianski romanczyk and the church stained glass windows in the coal basin and upper silesia regions
topic stanisław wyspiański
fryderyk romańczyk
upper silesia
dąbrowa basin
polish art
church art
stained glass
20th century
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