[Lviv - view of the great altar of the Latin Cathedral - view photograph]. [1912]. Photograph form. 16,2x11,...

[Lviv - view of the great altar of the Latin Cathedral - view photograph]. [1912]. Photograph form. 16.2x11.3 cm, by J[ózef] Kosciesz-Jaworski.
Depicts the Baroque main altar dating from 1766-1771, with the image of Our Lady of Grace and four figures of the holy Fathers of the Church: Augustine, Gregory, Ambrose and Jerome chiseled by Maciej Polejowski. Identifying inscriptions on the back in ink and stamp. Corners slightly rubbed, otherwise good condition.
J. Kosciesza-Jaworski - deaf painter and photographer active in Lviv in 1911-1918 at 41 Lychakowska Street and later, among other things, commissioned by the archives of the city of Lviv or the Ministry of Public Works, creating photographic documentation of the city. (For more on the photograph, see: A. Zhakovich "Old Lviv Photography 1839-1939," Lviv 2004, pp. 186-196).