The photograph documents the appearance of a fragment of the living room (view towards the bedroom) in the matejko house in krakow. This is one of the most important rooms in the biographical museum, created in the artist's family home thanks to the efforts of the society. Jan matejko in order to commemorate his achievements and promote knowledge about the artist's life and work. In 1898, the first part of the exhibition was made available to visitors, including the living room, the bedroom and the so-called the armory (in the former matejek dining room, connected to the adjacent room of his wife - teodora). At the beginning of the 20th century, further rooms on the 2nd floor and the recreated artist's studio (on the 3rd floor of the tenement house) were opened to the public. The appearance of the salon from matejko's times is relatively well known thanks to a watercolor by juliusz kossak depicting the visit of emperor franz joseph on september 2, 1880. The museum's creators tried to preserve as faithfully as possible the appearance of the salon from matejko's times, while introducing into the museum exhibition arrangement elements related to the artist's life and work, as well as items from his interesting collection. The photograph shows a fragment of the arrangement of the living room, looking towards the adjacent bedroom (the room in which the artist died on november 1, 1893). What attracts attention is the artist's armchair, an oil sketch for the painting "sobieski in vienna" hanging above it, drawing sketches, and in the background examples of artistic craftsmanship under a glass lampshade, as well as a secretary - one of the elements of the set of venetian furniture that matejko purchased during his trip to italy in 1878. All these items are still in the museum's collection. However, it is not possible to see the decorative ceiling visible in the photo, which was removed during renovation works in 1909. The black and white photographic print was made by an unknown author (no signatures or factory mark) for documentation purposes, probably at the end of the 19th century or at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It also currently fulfills its purpose by enriching the state of knowledge regarding the history of polish museology in the context of the history of exhibitions. (agnieszka zagrajek). Date: circa 1900. Dimensions: height: 23 cm (9 in); width: 29 cm (11.4 in). Medium: photograph. Collection: National Museum in Kraków. Unknown - Living Room in the Jan Matejko House (view towards the Bedroom) - MNK IX-IF-924 (359326)
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