[ALBUM] ALBUM BY JAN MATEJKO

JAN MATEJKO ALBUM

Jan Matejko is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding Polish painters, considered the founder of historical painting. The artist enjoyed extraordinary recognition in the country, both for his artistic and patriotic activities. In 1876, an album was published by Salomon Leventhal, showing virtually all of Matejko's works that saw the light of day before that date. We present a reproduction of that Album by Jan Matejko, along with contemporary descriptions by Kazimierz Władysław Wójcicki. In the second part of the publication we present contemporary reproductions of Jan Matejko's paintings - selecting for publication also those less known, as well as photographs of polychromes made according to the artist's designs.

Provincial Publishing House, Bochnia. Publishing series: Treasures of Culture and Literature. Dimensions: 33.7x25cm; pages 208. does not include a portfolio with reproductions. The publication was prepared in triple language version.

Each album is published in a small edition, pieces are numbered. The finest printing and bookbinding materials available on the European market are used for the edition. All work is done in Poland, and most of it is done by hand. Each album is sewn and bound in ecological leather imported from Italy, while the title is embossed with gold. Following the pattern of old books, the edges of the pages are gilded.