Racławice Panorama
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Racławice Panorama | |
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Polish: Panorama Racławicka | |
Artist | Jan Styka, Wojciech Kossak, et al. |
Year | 1893–1894 |
Type | Oil on canvas, cyclorama |
Dimensions | 15 m × 114 m (49 ft × 374 ft) |
Location | Wrocław, Poland |
The Racławice Panorama (Polish: Panorama Racławicka) is a monumental (15 × 114 meter) cycloramic painting depicting the Battle of Racławice, during the Kościuszko Uprising.[1] It is located in Wrocław, Poland. The painting is one of only a few preserved relics of a genre of 19th-century mass culture, and the oldest in Poland. The panorama stands in a circular fashion and, with the viewer in the center, presents different scenes at various viewing angles. A special kind of perspective used in the painting and additional effects (lighting, artificial terrain) create a feeling of reality.
History
The idea came from the painter
The project was conceived as a patriotic commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the victorious Battle of Racławice, a famous episode of the Kościuszko Insurrection, a heroic but ultimately failed attempt to defend Polish independence. The battle was fought on 4 April 1794 between the insurrectionist force of regulars and peasant volunteers (
The General National Exhibition in Lviv, in 1894, offered an excellent opportunity to realize Styka's idea.[6] Canvas, woven to order, was bought in Brussels, the specially built rotunda's iron structure (designed by Ludwik Ramułt) in Vienna. The rotunda, located in Stryjski Park in Lwów, was ready in July 1893. The huge panoramic painting was executed within 9 months, between August 1893 and May 1894. The official opening was on 5 June 1894. Since the very beginning, the Panorama of the Battle of Racławice attracted enormous attention and brought crowds of tourists to Lwów. On average 75,000 viewers visited it every year.[7]
After
Notable visitors
Among the many guests who have visited the panorama are
Gallery
Bibliography
- (Polish, English, German) Józef Piątek, Małgorzata Dolistowska, "Panorama racławicka", Wrocław 1988, ISBN 83-04-02757-7
- (Polish, English, German, French) Romuald Nowak "Panorama racławicka", Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu 1999/2010, ISBN 978-83-86766-41-3
- (Polish) Magdalena Irek-Koszerna "Panorama Racławicka piórem i pędzlem", Wydawnictwo Zet 2010 ISBN 978-83-62013-38-8
- (Polish) Krystyna Tyszkowska "Panorama Racławicka : 90 lat niezwykłych dziejów", ISBN 83-03-01493-5
- (Polish) Józef Grabski "Mała Panorama Racławicka Wojciecha Kossaka i Jana Styki", 2002 IRSA Publishing House, ISBN 978-83-915130-0-2
- (Polish) Franciszek Ziejka, "Panorama Racławicka", Wydawnictwo: K.A.W. 1984, ISBN 83-03-00206-6
See also
References
- ^ "W SAMYM ŚRODKU BITWY PANORAMA RACŁAWICKA W MUZEUM NARODOWYM WE WROCŁAWIU". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ ISBN 83-04-02757-7
- ^ "Historia". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Wrocław's Racławice Panorama Museum to get long-awaited makeover". Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "41 lat oczekiwania i 8 milionów widzów. Historia Panoramy Racławickiej". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Panorama Raclawicka". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ISBN 978-83-86766-41-3
- ^ ""Panorama Racławicka" – historia na płótnie". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Wrocław's monumental Battle of Racławice panorama reopens after 10-month-long facelift". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
External links
- Official website
- the Wroclaw Municipality website – details of the "Panorama of the Battle of Racławice"