Kolekcja Schacka, ogród Ariosta i Dantowska opończa. Włoska twórczość Adama Chmielowskiego – próba interpretacji
Schack’s Collection, the Garden of Ariosto, and Dante’s Mantle. Italian Works by Adam Chmielowski: An Attempt at Interpretation

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to read anew five works by Adam Chmielowski (1845-1916): The Italian Siesta, Francesca and Paolo, The Garden of Love, In Italy and The Gray Hour. It has been previously noted that the painter was inspired by specific paintings from Schack’s collection in Munich, such as The Garden of Ariosto and Paolo and Francesca, painted by Anselm Feuerbach. Based on an analysis of Chmielowski’s later paintings, the author demonstrates that the figure of Dante and the references to the Divine Comedy constitute an interpretative key to the deciphering of these works. Chmielowski’s Italian work remains unique against the backdrop of Polish paintings on this subject at that time.

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