University of Gdansk
Art History
The main purpose of this book is to present a catalogue of the terracotta lamps and moulds used for their production, excavated from the site of Negotino Gradište in the Republic of North Macedonia during excavations conducted by... more
Philipp Sauerland (1677–ok.1760) to malarz aktywny w I połowie XVIII wieku w Gdańsku i Wrocławiu. Jego dzieła cieszyły się pewnym zainteresowaniem w wiekach XVIII i XIX, czego przykładem jest kilka wzmianek w ówczesnym piśmiennictwie o... more
Jeremiasz Falck (ok. 1609–1677), najważniejszy grafik czasów nowożytnych na terenach związanych z Rzeczpospolitą, był gdańszczaninem tworzącym w różnych miastach europejskich, od Paryża i Amsterdamu, przez Sztokholm i Hamburg, po rodzinny... more
Recenzja tomu dotyczącego wymiany kulturalnej między Europą zachodnią a regionem Morza Bałtyckiego. Większość opubliko- wanych artykułów cechuje jednak wyraźne skupienie na roli Gdańska – przekaźnika idei i najważniejszego centrum... more
Amber has been valued greatly for ages. Unfortunately, unlike diamond, it does not last forever. Succinite suffers greatly from exposure to sunlight, air, fluctuations in temperature and humidity. Modern museums attempt to maintain a... more
At 25th November 2011 in the Malbork Castle Museum has been opened the new amber exhibition. Hues, transparency levels and various shapes of the Baltic amber are the effects of the creative forces of nature. All these features capture... more
Amber is a natural origin material with a wide range of colours and structures, concealing the secret of the now bygone continent inside. At present, much like in olden days, amber is used to make mainly decorative items. As a material,... more
Amber Metamorphoses | Bursztynowe przemiany is a book published on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the International Amber Association. My idea was to launch the book, that includes a brief history of the IAA and presents objects... more
Jeremias Falck (c. 1605/09–1677) is considered to be the greatest engraver of early modern times working in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Graphical representa- tions of ower forms constitute a signi cant part of his oeuvre. So far... more
The oeuvre of Daniel Schultz (1615–83), who was one of the principal painters of his time, highly regarded among the Polish nobility and patricians of his native city of Gdańsk, has not so far been the subject of a comprehensive... more
Artykuł poświęcony jest działalności artystycznej Jeremiasa Falcka (1609–1677) uważanego za najwybitniejszego nowożytnego grafika działającego na terenach związanych z Rzeczpospolitą. Tworzył on jednak w różnych metropoliach europejskich... more
Baltic amber’s popularity and its role in various cultures, from the prehistoric to the contemporary, is a very broad and complex subject. Therefore in this text I present an overview of selected cultural links and ways of using amber in... more
Carl Borromäus Ruthart (Gdańsk 1630–L’Aquila, after 1703), also known as Karl Ruthard, Carlo Ruttardo and Fra Andrea di Danzica is as fascinating as little known. He was most likely born in Gdańsk where he first learned to draw and paint,... more
The text concerns early modern sacral art in the space of St. Mary's Church in Gdansk. It discusses Protestant, mainly Lutheran, painted epitaphs founded in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, but also such works as the Alms Table of... more
In this abstract I try to verify the iconography interpretation of one of the most significant works in the history of amber art and propose a new way of reading the mythological themes depicted in the casket from the collections of the... more