Artwork
Insurrection episode
Insurrection episode is an oil painting by the Realist artist Józef Chełmoński. It dates from 1892 and is held in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Created in 1884, this history painting by Józef Chełmoński depicts a scene of rebellion featuring a rebel figure and a horse positioned near a haystack.
Created in 1884, this history painting by Józef Chełmoński depicts a scene of rebellion featuring a rebel figure and a horse positioned near a haystack. The work's title, Insurrection episode, combined with these specific visual elements, identifies the subject as an event related to an armed uprising. By focusing on these components within a rural setting, the artwork represents a specific moment of conflict, likely alluding to the historical insurrections experienced by the Polish nation during the nineteenth century.
Technique & Style
Insurrection episode is an oil painting executed on canvas by Józef Chełmoński in 1884. Classified as a history painting, the work measures 46.5 cm in height by 84 cm in width, giving it a distinctly horizontal format suited to its narrative content. The medium and support are recorded as oil paint on canvas, and the composition depicts rebels, horses, and haystacks, elements consistent with the painterly handling typical of late nineteenth-century Polish history painting. The canvas is held in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw.
History & Provenance
Józef Chełmoński created the oil painting Insurrection episode in 1884. Executed on canvas, the work measures 46.5 cm in height and 84 cm in width. The painting depicts a scene involving rebels, a horse, and a haystack, categorizing it within the history painting genre. It is currently held in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw, where it remains located.
The painting is held in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw, where it is inventoried as a history painting by Józef Chełmoński.
It was created in 1884 and measures 46.5 cm in height and 84 cm in width.
Overview
Józef Chełmoński’s 1892 oil work Insurrection episode belongs to the Realist tradition of history painting. Executed in a naturalistic manner, the canvas captures a moment of armed conflict set in a rural landscape, and it is part of the National Museum in Warsaw’s collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
Józef Marian Chełmoński (7 November 1849 – 6 April 1914) was a Polish painter, known for his realistic paintings of landscapes, rural scenes and genre scenes presenting historical and social contexts of the late Romantic period in…
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