Description

Jerzy Zanozinski

Zaklad Narodowy im Ossolińskich
25 cm, 103, [2] p., 80 plates, leather binding

Monograph devoted to Piotr Michałowski (1800-1855), one of the most outstanding Polish Romantic painters, known for his dynamic battle scenes, portraits, and studies of horses. The author discusses in detail his education, artistic inspirations, and activities outside of painting, emphasizing Michalowski’s importance in the context of 19th century European art.

The book comes from a bibliophilic thematic sub-collection of some 500 specialized titles on Polish painting of the 19th and 20th centuries. A copy in a fine leather binding made in the bindery of the Polish Antiquarian.