Jerzy Kossak (1886 Kraków - 1955 there), The Abduction from the Seraglio

oil, cardboard; size 45 x 100 cm
signed p. d.: Jerzy Kossak

on the back three round stamps with the coat of arms and an inscription in the rim "JERZY KOSSAK Kraków Pl. Kossak 4"
The composition refers to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "The Abduction from the Seraglio". It depicts the escape of the Spanish nobleman Belmonte and his servant Pedrillo after recapturing his beloved Constance from the court of the basso Selim. Analogous work reproduced in the album "Jerzy Kossak", Wroclaw, 1992, cat. no. 257