{"id":32940,"date":"2026-05-05T08:03:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/?post_type=propozycje&p=32940"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:54:24","slug":"wyspianski-at-krakow","status":"publish","type":"propozycje","link":"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/en\/propozycje\/wyspianski-at-krakow\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyspia\u0144ski at Krak\u00f3w"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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He was a painter, graphic artist and designer; he explored new avenues in literature and experimented in theatre. You\u2019ll find traces of Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski all over Krak\u00f3w, as the artist had a direct influence on the way we see the city.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Wyspia\u0144ski\u2019s Krak\u00f3w comprises several addresses where he lived and worked, as well as museums and religious interiors where his works can be viewed. The Franciscan Basilica on All Saints\u2019 Square, Wawel Hill and the city theatre, where the premieres of his plays took place, hold a special place on the list. The National Museum in Krak\u00f3w houses the largest and most valuable collection of Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski\u2019s works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski, Ko\u015bci\u00f3\u0142 Panny Marii<\/em>, pastel, papier, 1905<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jan Matejko, Karton do polichromii Ko\u015bcio\u0142a Mariackiego – Posta\u0107 anio\u0142a graj\u0105cego na lutni, farba wodna, papier, 1888-1891<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski, Zwiastowanie<\/em>, Projekt kwatery do okna zachodniego w ko\u015bciele Mariackim w Krakowie, farba wodna, tusz, o\u0142\u00f3wek, papier, 1891<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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J\u00f3zef Mehoffer, Ofiarowanie Marii w \u015bwi\u0105tyni<\/em>, projekt kwatery do okna zachodniego w ko\u015bciele Mariackim w Krakowie, farba wodna, o\u0142\u00f3wek, papier, 1891<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski, B\u00f3g Ojciec (Sta\u0144 si\u0119!)<\/em>. Projekt witra\u017ca do okna zachodniego Bazyliki Franciszka\u0144skiej w Krakowie, kredka pastelowa, farba temperowa, p\u0142\u00f3tno, 1904<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski, Widok z okna pracowni na Kopiec Ko\u015bciuszki <\/em>– pastel na papierze, 1904<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski, Lilie – B\u0142ogos\u0142awiona Salomea<\/em>. Projekt witra\u017ca do okna prezbiterium ko\u015bcio\u0142a Franciszkan\u00f3w w Krakowie, kredka pastelowa, o\u0142\u00f3wek, papier, 1897<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski, Kazimierz Wielki<\/em>. Projekt witra\u017ca do prezbiterium katedry krakowskiej, kredka pastelowa, karton, 1900<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski was a student at the Krak\u00f3w School of Fine Arts, where he studied under Jan Matejko. Together with his contemporary, J\u00f3zef Mehoffer, the young artists, under the professor\u2019s guidance, worked on the wall polychromes and stained-glass windows of Krak\u00f3w\u2019s medieval parish church \u2013 the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Market Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upon entering St Mary\u2019s Basilica, it is hard to take your eyes off the monumental altar, created by the workshop of Veit Stoss; this time, however, it is worth taking a broader look at the interior. It was within the walls of this church, under the tutelage of Jan Matejko and Tadeusz Stryje\u0144ski, that two future masters of Young Poland\u2019s monumental art \u2013 Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski and J\u00f3zef Mehoffer \u2013 honed their skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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During his lifetime, MNK Wyspia\u0144ski donated his pastel masterpieces\u2014designs for stained-glass windows for Krak\u00f3w Cathedral\u2014to the Museum. The Wyspia\u0144ski Pavilion on All Saints\u2019 Square, designed by the Ingarden & Ew\u00fd studio, was built between 2006 and 2007. The most important elements are the contemporary stained-glass windows, based on MNK Wyspia\u0144ski\u2019s painted designs for Wawel Cathedral: Saint Stanislaus<\/em>, Henry the Pious<\/em>, Casimir the Great<\/em>. The layout and decoration of the Pavilion draw on the artist\u2019s work: the set design for Legend II<\/em> (where stained-glass windows took centre stage) and the decoration of the Medical Society House (imprints of chestnut leaves on clinker bricks). Inside the pavilion is a tactile version of the stained-glass window God the Father<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Gothic church, for which Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski undertook the creation of polychrome decorations and stained-glass windows during its restoration, making it one of the most outstanding and extraordinary church interiors in Krak\u00f3w. Wyspia\u0144ski accepted the commission to design the polychrome decorations in 1895. Seeking to embody the Franciscan ideal of love for the surrounding world, he covered the walls with paintings of wildflowers: pansies, irises, chamomiles, sunflowers, poppies, marsh marigolds and cornflowers. Two years later, the Franciscans asked Wyspia\u0144ski, to design the stained-glass windows for the church. Above the high altar, the artist placed a depiction of St Francis of Assisi and Blessed Salomea, the founder of the Polish Order of St Clare. For the window on the opposite side of the church, Wyspia\u0144ski designed the stained-glass window God the Father<\/em>. The figure of God the Father, rendered in undulating lines, emerges from the \u2018surface of the vast waters\u2019 and, with a dynamic twist of his body and a vigorous raising of his hand, brings about the creation of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wyspia\u0144ski channelled the experience he gained whilst working with Matejko into designs for religious interiors. The MNK collection includes spectacular, full-scale designs for stained-glass windows and polychromes, on display in the MNK Main Building and the MNK Wyspia\u0144ski (God the Father<\/em>), which can be compared to the works in the Franciscan basilica. The designs for the stained-glass windows dedicated to heroes of Polish history were intended for Wawel. The designs for the cathedral windows, including Casimir the Great<\/em> and Henry the Pious<\/em>, formed part of a complex concept championed by Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski. The artist had the idea of concentrating government, scientific and cultural institutions on Krak\u00f3w\u2019s Castle Hill and making it the heart of the Polish lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Krak\u00f3w is the place where Wyspia\u0144ski, confined to his bed, devoted himself to creating a series of iconic Views from the Studio Window onto Ko\u015bciuszko Mound.<\/em> Although the authentic view from the Sapphire Studio is impossible to see today, the current view of the Mound can be seen from the junction of Pi\u0142sudskiego Street and the Aleje Trzech Wieszcz\u00f3w (The Three Bards Avenue<\/em>), right next to the main branch of the National Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Wyspia\u0144ski Route<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Want more? Why not take a look at the Wyspia\u0144ski’s Krak\u00f3w map? We published this trail map during the \u2018MNK Wyspia\u0144ski\u2019 exhibition in 2017. It features places where you can still see the artist\u2019s completed projects today, locations significant to his personal life, and those where his memory is kept alive today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Szlak Stanis\u0142awa Wyspia\u0144skiego (PL)<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

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The Wyspia\u0144ski Route (EN)<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>

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Auf den spuren von Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski (DE)<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sightseeing suggestions<\/h2><\/div>

See the most important works, learn about the lives and careers of the artists, and come and visit the galleries and branches of the National Museum in Kraków.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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