The exhibition In Cracow is dedicated to the work of one of the most eminent artists active in the Polish Republic during the 18th century – Tadeusz Kuntze. Born in Zielona Góra in 1727, the painter was taken under the patronage of Bishop Andrzej Stanisław Kostka Załuski, who sent him to Rome. There the young man studied at the Académie de France, in the studio of the highly regarded painter Ludovico Mazzanti and at the Scuola del Nudo on the Capitol. It is assumed that the artist returned to Cracow around the year 1757, though two years later, after the death of his patron, he permanently left Poland. Both within the country, as well as during his studies and subsequent work in Rome, Kuntze executed a range of painting and drawing work, of which only a small part is currently found in Poland. The vast majority is scattered among the interiors of Roman churches and palaces, as well as ornamenting churches of the Lazio region.

The exhibition will be an occasion to see early works of the painting master, works depicting mythological and religious scenes. Above all, however, it offers an opportunity to view drawings and gouaches on genre subjects, portraying the daily life of the aristocracy and higher Roman clerics, as well as poorer residents of the Eternal City and farmers of the Albanian mountains. The exhibition is available at the Wawel Royal Castle from November 29, 2024 to March 2, 2025.

More information: https://wawel.krakow.pl/en/exhibition-temporary/the-painter-s-eye-tadeusz-kuntze