Issue 2(64)/2022

Editorial

An “antique” issue of our quarterly reminds us of the origins of the history of art, when “art of the ancient” was the determinant of true art, combining aesthetic ideals with a return to the source that was always considered to be Nature. The texts presented in the latest “Quart” are to a large extent a confirmation of these theses, especially as they concern such important problems as the presence of classical architectural elements in modern painting (Constanza Broli) or the changes taking place in the reception of antiquity in the second half of the 18th c. (Agnieszka Gralińska-Toborek). An article on the iconography of the famous Lesbia (Roksana Maria Łajkosz) introduces us into the world of the relationship between ancient poetry and visual arts that are closer to us in time, as does a cross-sectional study by Aleksandra Giełdoń-Paszek on the visual reception of Ovid’s famous Metamorphoses from the Middle Ages to the present. The impact of archaeological discoveries on the art market and the inclusion of many artefacts in collections created in the 19th c. is the subject of Dorota Gorzelany-Nowak’s article, while the currently much-needed and postulated improvement of corrupt customs will probably be served by a text analysing the ancient and Christian sources of the virtue of Gratitude, inextricably linked to charity (Alicja Saar-Kozłowska).

The whole issue is complemented by a reflection on the “memory of the Middle Ages” combined with elements of the Renaissance in the church architecture created in Poland in the 16th and early 17th c. (Witold Miedziak), a paper on an attempt to include the St. Nicholas Church in Zamość in the narrative of the eternal territorial and ideological community of the Chełm Land with Russia (Paulina Korneluk), and a moving article on the fact that we have forgotten that the former Rzeczpospolita was a land of many cultures and religions, as evidenced by the history of the New Synagogue in Częstochowa (Wiktoria Morawska).

I hope that the “antique” and fully English-language issue of our quarterly will bring you genuine reading satisfaction. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our thematic editor, Dr. Agata Kubala. It is thanks to her extensive knowledge and practical efforts that it has been possible to acquire a number of interesting authors and a set of texts which might be interesting not only to art historians. For my part, I would like to conclude by expressing my Gratitude to the entire editorial team of “Quart”, all the more so as this virtue, related to the virtue of Justice, means nobly supporting one’s fellow human beings without expecting earthly rewards.

On behalf of the Editorial Board
Prof. Dr. habil. Waldemar Okoń

  Od redakcji / Editorial

SPIS TREŚCI / TABLE OF CONTENTS:

  Spis treści / Table of Contents

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/ Costanza Broli /
  Not just an environment. Role and significance of ruins in 17th c. Italian art through the example of Viviano Codazzi
  Not just an environment. Role and significance of ruins in 17th c. Italian art through the example of Viviano Codazzi. Summary

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/ Agnieszka Gralińska-Toborek /
  Discovering antiquity in the second half of the 18th c. – from tradition to reception
  Discovering antiquity in the second half of the 18th c. – from tradition to reception. Summary

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/ Roksana Maria Łajkosz /
  Mistress of the poet’s heart. On reading Lesbia’s iconography
  Mistress of the poet’s heart. On reading Lesbia’s iconography. Summary

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/ Dorota Gorzelany-Nowak /
  False inspirations. Antique terracotta in 19th c. forms from the collection of Princes Czartoryski Museum
  False inspirations. Antique terracotta in 19th c. forms from the collection of Princes Czartoryski Museum. Summary

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/ Aleksandra Giełdoń-Paszek /
  Graphic illustrations of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. A selection of the most important executions
  Graphic illustrations of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. A selection of the most important executions. Summary

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/ Alicja Saar-Kozłowska /
  Gratitudo. A justice-related virtue of antique origin
  Gratitudo. A justice-related virtue of antique origin. Summary

ROZPRAWY / ESSAYS

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/ Witold Miedziak /
  “The memory of Middle Ages” in church architecture of Italian architects in 16th c. Poland. Problem outline and research postulates
  “The memory of Middle Ages” in church architecture of Italian architects in 16th c. Poland. Problem outline and research postulates. Summary

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/ Paulina Korneluk /
  The former St. Nicholas Church in Zamość as a Russian lieu de mémoire
  The former St. Nicholas Church in Zamość as a Russian lieu de mémoire. Summary

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/ Wiktoria Morawska /
  Case study: lost identity and the New Synagogue in Częstochowa. Architecture of the houses of prayer as contemporary places of non-memory in culturally homogeneous cities
  Case study: lost identity and the New Synagogue in Częstochowa. Architecture of the houses of prayer as contemporary places of non-memory in culturally homogeneous cities. Summary