How do you save a century-old, 45-foot-by-195-foot-long painting one brush stroke at a time? Using 4-foot-long brushes, Polish artist Jan Styka completed the painting in 1897 after working on it 12 hours a day for five years. Styka originally had hoped to show the painting at the St. Louis Exposition of 1904 but there was no room so Styka displayed other works instead. Fortunately, it was never shown. There was a fire during the exposition and all his other paintings were destroyed. That is the irony of all ironies. Styka however managed to memorialize himself - he painted St. Paul in his own image.
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How do you save a century-old, 45-foot-by-195-foot-long painting one brush stroke at a time? Using 4-foot-long brushes, Polish artist Jan Styka completed the painting in 1897 after working on it 12 hours a day for five years. Styka originally had hoped to show the painting at the St. Louis Exposition of 1904 but there was no room so Styka displayed other works instead. Fortunately, it was never shown. There was a fire during the exposition and all his other paintings were destroyed. That is the irony of all ironies. Styka however managed to memorialize himself - he painted St. Paul in his own image.
For the full story - click the title
Irish Art
How do you save a century-old, 45-foot-by-195-foot-long painting one brush stroke at a time? Using 4-foot-long brushes, Polish artist Jan Styka completed the painting in 1897 after working on it 12 hours a day for five years. Styka originally had hoped to show the painting at the St. Louis Exposition of 1904 but there was no room so Styka displayed other works instead. Fortunately, it was never shown. There was a fire during the exposition and all his other paintings were destroyed. That is the irony of all ironies. Styka however managed to memorialize himself - he painted St. Paul in his own image.
For the full story - click the title
Irish Art
