Jan Kanty Wojnarowski i próby inwentaryzacji nagrobków w krakowskim zespole dominikańskim w XIX wieku

Abstract

JAN KANTY WOJNAROWSKI AND ATTEMPTS AT CREATING AN INVENTORY OF THE 19TH CENTURY TOMBSTONES IN KRAKÓW’S DOMINICAN COMPLEX

The article is devoted to ninety drawings showing artefacts from Kraków’s Dominican complex, created on the basis of an inventory of tombstones in Kraków’s churches. It was initiated in the 1830s by Szymon Dutkiewicz (1802–1877) and executed mainly by Jan Kanty Wojnarowski (1809-1890), a Kraków painter and draughtsman. The author attempts to look at the entire project from the perspective of both its originator and executor, and finally from the position of the potential beneficiaries, i.e. members of the Kraków Scientific Society, bearing the task of restoring the artefacts from the Franciscan and Dominican churches that burned down in 1850. The collection of watercolours has also been analysed, demonstrating how it differs from another large drawing documentation made by Maksymilian and Stanisław Cerchs. In addition, Wojnarowski’s ensemble of works has been  characterised, including their dates of creation (with a breakdown by decade), to help researchers get an idea of how the collection evolved and what it implies for the study of Dominican artefacts.