Podróże krajoznawcze polskich malarzy, grafików i fotografów w XIX wieku. Wybrane przykłady
Sightseeing Tours of Polish Painters, Graphic Artists, and Photographers in the 19th Century. Selected Examples

Summary/Abstract: Educational travel, both for literary and artistic purposes, has been known since antiquity. It is a valuable source in historical and social research. Apart from its informative value, it is also an important iconographic and documentary source. Along with the development of scientific sightseeing and historical research, extensive programs for documenting monuments were launched at the end of the 18th century. A significant role in this process was played by painters and graphic artists, and later by photographers, who systematically documented monuments and historical landscapes. This article is devoted to the artists who made watercolours and drawings documenting the most interesting – as they were then called – “monuments of antiquity”, with particular emphasis on today’s Lublin region. The author discusses the works of Zygmunt Vogel, Jan Nepomucen Głowacki, Antoni Lange, Marcin Zaleski, Adam Lerue, Napoleon Orda, and photographers Karol Beyer and Jan Bułhak. He also draws attention to the role of amateur draftsmen, such as Maciej Bogusz Stęczyński, in documenting monuments,. The examples presented in the article indicate the great value of the documentation work undertaken, as well as the need for continuous documentation of monuments and the cultural landscape, which is undergoing rapid transformation before our eyes.

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