JUWENILIA JAKO NARRACJA. RYSUNKI TADEUSZA KOŚCIUSZKI W ZBIORACH POLSKICH
Juvenilia as a narrative. Drawings by Tadeusz Kościuszko in Polish collections

Summary/Abstract: Juvenilia, artistic works, especially literary or musical ones, produced by an author during their youth, are often a subject of analysis of renowned artists’ legacy. They have also become the subject of a certain narrative, i.e. certain information concerning the educational process of Tadeusz Kościuszko. The juvenilia of the future Commander deposited in Polish collections are presented first of all as a way to master military and engineering skills. Kościuszko by studying classical art and tedious copying of masterpieces focused on the topics referring to heroic and civil virtues. Unfortunately it is difficult to establish specific dates of creation of subsequent works since they have not been dated by the author. The comparative analysis of drawings made by Poles studying in Paris has helped to establish probable dates of creation of Kościuszko’s works from the collections of the Warsaw University Library, the National Museum in Kraków and the Princes Czartoryski Museum, whose collections were acquired by the Polish state in December 2016. The works bear contemporary trends in art education from copying to studio sketches from nature performed under the guidance of experienced pedagogues.

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