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Tombstone of Jozef Balzukevich after conservation, Na Rossa cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2016, photo Bartłomiej Gutowski, Public domain
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Tombstone of Jozef Balzukiewicz

Rossa Cemetery in Vilnius
ID: NGR-005708-P/68251

Tombstone of Jozef Balzukiewicz

Burial place marked by a cross on a two-stage plinth and base. The second step of the plinth high, covered by a hipped roof. On the front originally a plaque with a relief bust of the deceased. The man shown in left profile. Below, a plaque with an engraved inscription. The whole is framed by a high band with pedestals connected by a cast iron bar.

Inscription:

Ś. + P. / JÓZEF / BAŁZUKIEWICZ / ARTYSTA MALARZ / ZM. 29 STYCZNIA 1915 R. / W WIEKU LAT 48. //.

Related persons:

Time of origin:

ca. 1915

Lokalizacja nagrobka:

Sector number 4a (Old Rossa) Tomb number 57

Dimensions:

234 x 95 x 45 cm

Additional dimensions:

fence: 116 x 204 x 272

Materials:

marble, concrete/jewel concrete, copper alloy (bronze, brass or bronze alloy)

Additional Information about materials:

bronze plaque, concrete tombstone, marble inscription plaque

Additional information:

The plaque with the bust is a copy. According to Wacław Wejtko's file, there was a redrawing of the gravestone with the plaque with the bust of the deceased marked. The gravestone monument was erected in 1925. The author of the bust was the brother of the deceased - Bolesław Bałzukiewicz. The bust was probably stolen around 2000. It can still be seen in the photograph in W. Jackiewicz, 'Wileńska Ross', Olsztyn 1993, il. 221. and in Krystyna Marczyk, Stanislaw Ziniewicz, "A little lexicon of Vilnius Rossa", Vilnius 1998. Documentation of the object KPD=AV-298/13 in Kultūros paveldo departamento prie Kultūros ministerijos direktoriau (Cultural Heritage Department of the Ministry of Culture). Object mentioned in publications: K. Marczyk, "Little lexicon of Vilnius Rossa", Vilnius 1998, pp.17-18. A. Sniezko, "Rossa - the city of the dead. Groby zasłużonych", vol. 1, Wrocław 1970 mps in the collection of PAU Kraków, p.30. W. Jackiewicz, "Wileńska Rossa", Olsztyn 198

State of preservation:

corrosion, mosses, lichens, cracks, cavities

Comments on the state of preservation and visible restoration:

in 2016 a copy of the original, unpreserved plaque was placed, made in plaster and painted gold

Bibliography:

  • Czyż Anna Sylwia, Gutowski Bartłomiej , „Cmentarz na Rossie w Wilnie. Niezachowane pomniki na podstawie kartotek Wacława Wejtki, Lucjana Uziębły i Aleksandra Śnieżki”, Warszawa 2021.
  • Śnieżko, A. „Rossa - miasto umarłych. Groby zasłużonych”, t. 1, Wrocław 1970, maszynopis w zbiorach PAU Kraków, s. 30.

Date of documentation:

2013

Publikacja:

12.07.2022

Author of the documentation sheet:

Bartłomiej Gutowski, Emilia Kurpińska, Jan Orliński

Development / approval of the documentation sheet:

Bartłomiej Gutowski, dr hab. Anna Sylwia Czyż, prof. ucz.
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Tombstone of Jozef Balzukevich, Na Rossie cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013 Photo showing Tombstone of Jozef Balzukiewicz Gallery of the object +2
Tombstone of Jozef Balzukevich, Na Rossie cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013, photo autorzy karty, Public domain
Detail from the gravestone of Jozef Balzukevich, Na Rossa cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013 Photo showing Tombstone of Jozef Balzukiewicz Gallery of the object +2
Detail from the gravestone of Jozef Balzukevich, Na Rossa cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013, photo autorzy karty, Public domain
Tombstone of Jozef Balzukevich after conservation, Na Rossa cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2016 Photo showing Tombstone of Jozef Balzukiewicz Gallery of the object +2
Tombstone of Jozef Balzukevich after conservation, Na Rossa cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2016, photo Bartłomiej Gutowski, Public domain

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