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The collections of the Archdiocesan Museum in Katowice contain a painting by Hendrick III van Cleve, heretofore identified as 'Woman against the Backdrop of Roman Ruins' or an 'Allegorical Figure' , mistakenly identified with Thusnelda (oak board, 133 x 63 cm, oil-tempera). The painting, which comes from the inter-war collection of Rev. Emil Szramek, is signed with a combined monogram HVC and bears...
The only extant independent still life with fruit by Andreas Stech (1635-1697) - 'Still Life with a Squirrel', originating from the historical collection of the Gdansk merchant Jacob Kabrun, is the highlight of the Painting Gallery at the National Museum in Gdansk. The foundation of the iconological interpretation of this canvas is a depiction of the temptations of life and the suggestion how to avoid...
While the phenomenon of heresy played a significant role in medieval society, it also found its reflection and interpretation in art. The present article concerns schemata of composition applied in representations which have an anti-heretical topic, or only theme, and attempts to define the figure of a heretic through costume or physiognomy. Also, it strives to answer the question to what extent medieval...
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