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Wilanów Museum has hosted an exhibition of art inspired by Italy since Jan. 15. Italy has fascinated travelers from Northern Europe for a long time. At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century many Polish artists traveled across there, creating works of art which are now on display at Wilanów Orangery. The show features both widely known and acclaimed masters such as Henryk Siemiradzki, Wojciech Weiss and Aleksander Gierymski as well as masterpieces by lesser known or once unappreciated artists. The Wilanów show represents only a small segment of the works created at the time.
"The art of the End of the Century was not satisfied with just recording places, events and people. Florentine works by Wojciech Weiss render the tragedy of human existence. Landscapes by Stanisławski and Ciągliński are autonomous color compositions, not just nice, nostalgic postcards. Works by the lesser known Feliks Jabłczyński show how suggestive visions ancient Italian architecture can create in an artist's mind," said curator Piotr Kopszak.
The earliest works presented at the exhibition include realistic gouache by Aleksander Gierymski and View of Sorrento by his contemporary, Bolesław Łaszczyński. The show closes with Art Deco portraits by Ludomir Slendziński and the post-impressionist View of Venice by Włodzimierz Terlikowski.
The exhibition at the Palace Orangery features over 90 works, mainly from the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw, National Museum in Cracow, Art Museum in Łódź and private collections.
It was designed by Żaneta Govenlock and Violetta Damięcka, both regular collaborators with the Wilanów Museum.
Exhibition is open through Feb. 28 daily (except Tuesday) from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tickets available at the Orangery building for zl.4 and zl.2 (discount).
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