ALEKSANDRA JANISZEWSKA-CARDONE
We are looking at a group of elegantly dressed Parisians in a hurry to open their umbrellas. Their blue domes form a composition of chaotically tangled shapes, reflecting the impression of the rapidity of the weather change. Only the woman in the foreground, carrying a large hat basket, seems to be not interested in the…
Burza rdzawych loków mieni się złotem w świetle wpadającym z prawej strony kompozycji. Nie widzimy jego źródła, ale możemy się domyślać wysokiego okna odsłoniętego w górnej części. Łuk brwiowy, kość policzka, czubek nosa czy wypukłość brody jaśnieją wyraźnie. Młody mężczyzna o delikatnej urodzie, który spogląda na nas ze spokojem to Ignacy Paderewski, wówczas wchodzący w…
“When I know your soul, I will paint your eyes” are Amedeo Modigliani’s most frequently quoted words, made famous by a biographical film with Andy Garcia. However, it is hard to believe, however, that they describe a consistent principle guiding the artist’s work. This becomes obvious when we look at the portrait of his beloved…
In the National Museum in Warsaw there is an inconspicuous painting by Cornelis Saftleven entitled Dance with an Egg. At first sight it looks like a boring genre scene. It’s hard to understand what is the game that the characters are playing and what actually drives them. May is the month of spring and the…
I was a little hesitant before I decided to write this post. For some time now, the painting by Aleksander Gierymski’s The Peasant Coffin has been going through my head, but I was afraid of its title. Certainly there is too much of death in it as for a time marked by a virus and…