#National Museum in Kraków

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Krokusy i Kaczeńce (eng: Crocuses and Marsh-Marigolds), 1907 by Stanisław Witkiewicz (1851–1915)

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GOLDEN FLEECE - THE ART OF GEORGIA

The National Museum in Krakow is already inviting you to the first not only in Poland, but probably also in Europe, such a comprehensive, panoramic and wide-ranging exhibition of Georgian art - from the oldest traces of human activity through stunning, ancient examples of Kolchida gold, stone steles of the early Middle Ages, the most ancient traces of human activity, enchanting ancient examples of Colchis gold, stone steles of the early Middle Ages, shimmering with a blaze of colours medieval illuminated codices, modern clothes, militaria, through landscapes illustrating the changing face of Tbilisi and paintings by Pirosmani, to avant-garde art of the 20th century, including the contribution to its development of Polish artists, who tied their lives to this beautiful and unusual country

ZŁOTE RUNO - SZTUKA GRUZJI

18.04-15.09.2024

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1847 Leopold Löffler - Self-Portrait

(National Museum, Kraków)

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Pantaleon Szyndler (Polish, 1846 - 1905) Bathing Girl, 1885 - National Museum in Kraków

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The Dnieper by Jan Stanisławski (1860-1907), the Polish artist, born near Korsuń (Корсунь) in Ukraine.

The Dnieper in Summer, pastels on cardboard, 34,4 cm X 51 cm (c. 1904). From a private collection.

The Dnieper, pastels on paper, 33,7 cm X 52 cm (c. 1903)

The Dnieper River in Blue, oils on cardboard, 23,8 cm X 32 cm (1904)

The Dnieper Limans at Dawn, oils on cardboard, 16,2 cm X 22,2 cm (1903)

The Sapphire Dnieper, oils on Bristol board, 16 cm X 24 cm (1904)

A Cloud over the Dnieper, oils on Bristol board, 24 cm X 32,3 cm (1903)

Paintings 2-5 are from an art collection of the National Museum in Kraków (Poland):

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Pantaleon Szyndler (Polish, 1846 - 1905) Bathing Girl, 1885 National Museum in Kraków

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photography round 3 poll 5

[Painted house in Zalipie] by Bruno Barbey 1976:

submitted description: muted colors photo of a village house with a thatched roof. the wooden outside walls are painted in polish folk designs. on the left, there is an older woman in colorful clothes with her back to the camera. on the right there is a flock of geese

propaganda: i like how barbey's photos of poland are mostly in shades of grey even though the colors are clearly there. the decor on the wall and the woman's clothes and the geese's beaks are colorful!!!!! but you can almost mistake this for a black and white photo. magic. very nice retro vibe

about the author: Bruno Barbey was a french photographer who documented life in many poor or war-ridden areas of the world. There was an exhibition of his works earlier this year at the National Museum in Warsaw. his photos of 70s and 80s poland are a fascinating glance into the past, i really like how they show that even in (sometimes shocking) poverty there are moments of genuine joy and beauty. you can see more of them here and here

A man feeding swans in the snow by Marcin Ryczek, 2013:

propaganda: The composition is just so very striking, its simple in the idea but wow it works it. It looks almost unnatural in it.

propaganda: This was taken in Kraków. You can look up Ryczek's own perspective on it on his web site, where he likens it to the Yin Yang symbol. When I first saw it, I felt like it was two worlds spilling into each other, and therefore themselves falling apart in a way, and it felt chaotic to me. Beautiful composition.

about the artist: He has a studio: https://www.imagenationparis.com/marcinryczek

submitted by @slaviclore (among others)

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i'm browsing the digital catalogue of the national museum in kraków and what. titty nipple armor

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Wilhelm Kotarbiński (Polish, 1848-1921 )

Tomb of a Suicide

MNK II-b-539 - National Museum Kraków.

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Vita somnium breve, stained-glass, by Polish painter and decorative artist Józef Mehoffer (1895) National Museum in Kraków.

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Portrait of Helena Modrzejewska ~ Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz, ca.1880. National Museum of Kraków

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Stanisław Masłowski (1853–1926) 🇵🇱 “Ayın Doğuşu” ( Moonrise ),1884 🏛 National Museum in Kraków

[jidysz]

Hi! Here's some info about me and this blog.

Let's start with this disclaimer:

I'm Polish.

I have no Jewish roots. You can call me goyim, that's fine. That being said, I'm not trying to appropriate Jewish culture in any shape or form. I'm aware of the terrible role that some Polish people played during the Shoah and before it. I know about Jedwabne, Radziłów, Kielce and many other places where pogroms took place. I feel the utter shame for what some of my people did and I don't support any form of antisemitism. I'm proud of those who acted like every human should've and helped Jewish people. Many of them received the honorable Righteous Among the Nations title. I hope you won't judge me too harshly for other Polish people's actions/words. Not everyone in Poland is antisemitic. It's far from perfect here, but it's not as terrible as it seems.

❗The last thing I want to do is to offend Jewish people in any way. If I unknowingly do so, please tell me, so I can do better.

Why this blog?

My blog's name - jidysz, is basically a Polish transcription of the word yiddish.

For couple of years, I've been reading a lot of books about Jews in Poland, about Shoah, about Jewish culture. Some of them by Polish and some of them by Jewish authors. It made me grow very fond of everything Jewish. The thing that I think about daily and that hurts me a lot is the fact that there's not so many Jews left in Poland. I wish they were still here. I wish I could walk the streets besides them. I wish I could hear yiddish everywhere I go, as it used to be here before WWII.

To honor the wonderful people who have been living in my country for hundreds of years, I decided to learn yiddish.

I'm currently using Duolingo and resources available online.

I'm going to post about my learning progress, but not only that. I'm going to post about Jewish culture and history, mainly in relation to Poland. I will post about the traces of Jewish people that I find in my city (Kraków). We have a lot of cool Jewish places here like restaurants and museums, so you can also expect recommendations of where to go if you visit Kraków.

❗Important: I support Israel unapologetically.

So there are also going to be some posts about the current war.

If you know yiddish or are learning it, feel free to reach out! Actually everyone who wants to talk to me or ask about anything can do so. Just be kind.

Am Yisrael chai 🇮🇱

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ab. 1571 Unknown artist, style of Francois Clouet - Portrait of Claude Catherine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Duchess of Retz

(National Museum, Kraków)

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Jan Stanisławski (1860-1907), the Polish artist, born near Korsuń (Корсунь) in Ukraine.

St Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, oil painting on cardboard, 23,5 cm X 32,5 cm (1903)

From the collection of the National Museum in Kraków (Poland):