The Tsars Shuysky at the Sejm of 1611
Stanisław Żółkiewski Presenting the Deposed Tsars Shuysky to King Sigismund III of Poland and Prince Ladislaus Sigismund at the Sejm of 1611
oil on canvas, 340 x 340 cm
Presentation of a painting from the Lviv Historical Museum collection
The painting Stanisław Żółkiewski Presenting the Deposed Tsars Shuysky to King Sigismund III of Poland and Prince Ladislaus Sigismund at the Sejm of 1611 is in all likelihood a copy of a work by court painter of the Vasas Tommaso Dolabella, once embellishing a plafond in one of the rooms at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. It depicts an episode of major political significance from the time of Poland’s wars with Moscow (1609–1619).
The event which historiographers would eventually name the Tribute of the Tsars Shuysky (or, simply, the Shuysky Tribute), was duly depicted on canvas and in graphic representations. Dating back to the 17th century, the painting shown at the exhibition originates from the Sanguszko residence in Podhorce, transferred from Zaslav by Eustachy Sanguszko in 1872. The piece was ostensibly copied by an artist associated with Tommaso Dolabella, the rendering quality in best-preserved sections differing from hand-painted works by the Venetian master. Its graphic version, a copperplate by Tomasz Makowski (b. 1562-1575, d. 1630) featuring an identical compositional scheme, forms part of the collection of the National Library in Warsaw.
Notably, the displayed painting was well-nigh entirely repainted during restoration works carried out by Jan Kanty Lorenowicz in 1872, numerous elements of the original composition modified as a result. Thorough conservation and restoration works carried out over the years 2011-2013 at one of the Wawel Royal Castle’s conservation studios comprised the removal of nineteenth-century repaints, which allowed the seventeenth-century layer of the work to be revealed and its original appearance reconstructed.
The painting is on display in the Eagle Room.
oil on canvas, 340 x 340 cm
Presentation of a painting from the Lviv Historical Museum collection
The painting Stanisław Żółkiewski Presenting the Deposed Tsars Shuysky to King Sigismund III of Poland and Prince Ladislaus Sigismund at the Sejm of 1611 is in all likelihood a copy of a work by court painter of the Vasas Tommaso Dolabella, once embellishing a plafond in one of the rooms at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. It depicts an episode of major political significance from the time of Poland’s wars with Moscow (1609–1619).
The event which historiographers would eventually name the Tribute of the Tsars Shuysky (or, simply, the Shuysky Tribute), was duly depicted on canvas and in graphic representations. Dating back to the 17th century, the painting shown at the exhibition originates from the Sanguszko residence in Podhorce, transferred from Zaslav by Eustachy Sanguszko in 1872. The piece was ostensibly copied by an artist associated with Tommaso Dolabella, the rendering quality in best-preserved sections differing from hand-painted works by the Venetian master. Its graphic version, a copperplate by Tomasz Makowski (b. 1562-1575, d. 1630) featuring an identical compositional scheme, forms part of the collection of the National Library in Warsaw.
Notably, the displayed painting was well-nigh entirely repainted during restoration works carried out by Jan Kanty Lorenowicz in 1872, numerous elements of the original composition modified as a result. Thorough conservation and restoration works carried out over the years 2011-2013 at one of the Wawel Royal Castle’s conservation studios comprised the removal of nineteenth-century repaints, which allowed the seventeenth-century layer of the work to be revealed and its original appearance reconstructed.
The painting is on display in the Eagle Room.
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