Artwork
Italian Cemetery at Dusk
Italian Cemetery at Dusk is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Albert Chmielowski. It dates from 1890 and is held in the collection of the National Museum in Kraków.
About this work
Overview
Italian Cemetery at Dusk is an oil painting created by Albert Chmielowski in 1890, now held at the National Museum in Kraków.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a serene cemetery scene at dusk, characterized by muted tones and soft illumination, evoking a sense of quiet contemplation.
Technique & Style
Chmielowski employed a predominantly dark color palette to convey a somber atmosphere, with the orange-tinged sky providing a subtle contrast, while details on tombstones and trees are rendered with varying degrees of clarity.
Artist & collection
Artist
A Polish painter of the late 1800s, Albert Chmielowski made dark, earth-toned oils that balanced quiet mood with sharp realism.
Portrait of Antoni Sygietyński
Barn
Black clouds. Death. Pestilence, triptych “Disaster”, sketch
Black clouds, section of the triptych “Disaster”, sketch
Death, central section of the triptych “Disaster”, sketch
Pestilence, section of the triptych “Disaster”, sketch
Zawale
Pestilence, right-hand section of the triptych “Disaster”
