Stanisław Mateusz Ignacy Wyspiański (pronounced ['staˈɲiswaf
vɨˈspjaɲskʲi]; 15 January 1869 â€" 28 November 1907) was a Polish
playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture
designer. A patriotic writer, he created a series of symbolic,
national dramas within the artistic philosophy of the Young Poland
Movement. Wyspiański was one of the most outstanding and multifaceted
artists of his time in Poland under the foreign partitions.[1] He
successfully joined the trends of modernism with themes of the Polish
folk tradition and Romantic history. Unofficially, he came to be known
as the Fourth Polish Bard (in addition to the earlier Three Bards:
Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Słowacki, and Zygmunt Krasiński).Stanisław
Wyspiański was born to Franciszek Wyspiański and Maria Rogowska. His
father, a sculptor, owned an atelier on Wawel Hill. His mother died of
tuberculosis in 1876 when Stanisław was seven years old. Due to
problems with alcohol, Stanisław's father could not fulfil his
parental responsibilities. Stanisław was adopted by his aunt Joanna
Stankiewiczowa and her husband Kazimierz. The Stankiewicz family
belonged to the bourgeois intellectual class. In their house,
Wyspiański became acquainted with painter Jan Matejko, who was a
frequent visitor. Matejko soon recognized that the boy had artistic
talent and gave him his first artistic guidance. Wyspiański attended
Saint Anne's secondary school. The school was unique for several
reasons. First, although the Polish language was forbidden in
educational institutions under foreign rule, the lectures at Saint
Anne's were delivered in Polish. Second, the teacher's goal was to
equip the students with a thorough knowledge of Polish history and
literature. Third, graduates of the school, including Lucjan Rydel,
Stanisław Estreicher and Henryk Opieński, were considered prominent
figures in Kraków's cultural life. As a student, Wyspiański took
particular interest in art and literature. According to Joanna
Stankiewiczowa, the young Stanisław portrayed small cottages,
animals, plants, armors and decorations. Wyspiański also created a
dramatic interpretation of Matejko's painting Stefan Batory pod
Pskowem (Bathory at Pskov).In 1887 Wyspiański enrolled in the Faculty
of Philosophy at Jagiellonian University and the School of Fine Arts
in Kraków. While studying at the university, he attended lectures in
art, history and literature. Jan Matejko, the dean of the School of
Fine Arts, soon recognized Wyspiański's talent and asked him to join
in the creation of a polychrome inside the Mariacki Church.[2]
vɨˈspjaɲskʲi]; 15 January 1869 â€" 28 November 1907) was a Polish
playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture
designer. A patriotic writer, he created a series of symbolic,
national dramas within the artistic philosophy of the Young Poland
Movement. Wyspiański was one of the most outstanding and multifaceted
artists of his time in Poland under the foreign partitions.[1] He
successfully joined the trends of modernism with themes of the Polish
folk tradition and Romantic history. Unofficially, he came to be known
as the Fourth Polish Bard (in addition to the earlier Three Bards:
Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Słowacki, and Zygmunt Krasiński).Stanisław
Wyspiański was born to Franciszek Wyspiański and Maria Rogowska. His
father, a sculptor, owned an atelier on Wawel Hill. His mother died of
tuberculosis in 1876 when Stanisław was seven years old. Due to
problems with alcohol, Stanisław's father could not fulfil his
parental responsibilities. Stanisław was adopted by his aunt Joanna
Stankiewiczowa and her husband Kazimierz. The Stankiewicz family
belonged to the bourgeois intellectual class. In their house,
Wyspiański became acquainted with painter Jan Matejko, who was a
frequent visitor. Matejko soon recognized that the boy had artistic
talent and gave him his first artistic guidance. Wyspiański attended
Saint Anne's secondary school. The school was unique for several
reasons. First, although the Polish language was forbidden in
educational institutions under foreign rule, the lectures at Saint
Anne's were delivered in Polish. Second, the teacher's goal was to
equip the students with a thorough knowledge of Polish history and
literature. Third, graduates of the school, including Lucjan Rydel,
Stanisław Estreicher and Henryk Opieński, were considered prominent
figures in Kraków's cultural life. As a student, Wyspiański took
particular interest in art and literature. According to Joanna
Stankiewiczowa, the young Stanisław portrayed small cottages,
animals, plants, armors and decorations. Wyspiański also created a
dramatic interpretation of Matejko's painting Stefan Batory pod
Pskowem (Bathory at Pskov).In 1887 Wyspiański enrolled in the Faculty
of Philosophy at Jagiellonian University and the School of Fine Arts
in Kraków. While studying at the university, he attended lectures in
art, history and literature. Jan Matejko, the dean of the School of
Fine Arts, soon recognized Wyspiański's talent and asked him to join
in the creation of a polychrome inside the Mariacki Church.[2]
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