Ateny nad Izarą. Malarstwo monachijskie
Ateny nad Izarą. Malarstwo monachijskie. A Review

Summary/Abstract: The book: Ateny nad Izarą. Malarstwo monachijskie recalls the role played by the Munich centre in the history of Polish culture at the turn of the nineteenth century. In doing so, J. Sztachelska stressed, above all, those features of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, which in view of the absence of Polish counterparts guaranteed numerous Polish artists unhampered and comprehensive development, contact with European art and culture, and even – by way of a special paradox - rendered more profound their interest in specific Polish motifs: history and Nature, thus inclining them towards the pursuit of national art. It would also be difficult to exaggerate the significance of Munich in paving the path for Polish art towards general awareness due to the commercial successes of such artists as Maksymilian and Aleksander Gierymski, Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski, Władysław Czachórski, Józef Brandt and many others. The art market flourishing in Bavaria became for many the onset of intellectual acclaim. The book edited by Eliza Ptaszyńska brings the reader closer to the schooling of Polish artists in Munich, depicts their daily life, contributes to familiarity with the question of female artists, leads to painters’ studios, discusses the market mechanisms of their success and, finally, interprets their artistic accomplishments and progress. In doing so, the author portrays the Munich milieu, producing an image both complete and free of all prejudices.

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