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Female profile
Antoni Madeyski (1862-1939)
The Polish Museum in Rapperswil
Rapperswil, Switzerland
A bas-relief profile of a woman, cast in bronze and mounted on alabaster.
The piece most likely depicts Jadwiga Petrażycka-Tomicka (1863-1931), a famous social activist who fought for equal rights for women.
The bas-relief portrait was discovered by Professor Langman in 1945 while cleaning the basements of the Hospice of St. Stanislaus in Rome which were used as an air-raid shelter during World War II.
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Details
- Title: Female profile
- Creator: Antoni Madeyski (1862-1939)
- Physical Dimensions: 35.5 x 36.3 cm
- Provenance: A gift of prelate Professor Jerzy Langman from Rome in 2004
- Type: Bas-relief
- Medium: Bronze casting, alabaster framing
- About the author: Antoni Madeyski (1862-1939), a Polish sculptor and medallist. He was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Vienna and Petersburg. In 1898, he moved to Rome where he remained until the end of his life.
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