Global InformationTwardowski conjuring up the spirit of Barbara before Sigismund Augustus information
| Twardowski conjuring the spirit of Barbara for Sigismund Augustus (sketch) | |
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| Artist | Jan Matejko |
| Year | 1884 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Location | National Museum in Warsaw |
Twardowski conjuring up the spirit of Barbara before Sigismund August is a sketch for an unrealized painting by Jan Matejko. Executed on a board measuring 26 × 40 cm, signed with initials on the lower right side: JM. Created in the manor in Krzesławice and transported to Cracow on October 9, 1884, as one of four elaborated historical sketches: Kordecki on the walls of Częstochowa begging for divine help, Bolesław Chrobry at the Golden Gate in Kiev, Bishop Krasiński at the death of Sigismund August, and the mentioned Twardowski invoking the spirit of Barbara before Sigismund August, remaining in this form to this day.[1] It is currently held in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw.
- ^ Gorzkowski, M. (1993). Jan Matejko. Epoka od r. 1861 do końca życia artysty z dziennika prowadzonego w ciągu lat siedemnastu. Tow. Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie. ISBN 83-7052-167-3.