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Zygmunt Langman

ID: OS-003955-P/134959

Zygmunt Langman

First name:

Zygmunt

Last Name:

Langman

Parents:

Ferdynand i Teofila z domu Siarkowska

Date of birth:

10-03-1860

Place of birth:

Kraków

Date of death:

10-12-1924

Place od death:

Kraków

Age:

64

Profession:

sculptor

Biography:

Zygmunt Langman (1860-1924) was a Polish sculptor. His father and son were also sculptors. In 1877 he began his studies at the School of Fine Arts, where he continued under Marceli Guyski and Walery Gadomski until 1887, with interruptions. He supplemented his studies in Munich, where he obtained his diploma, and in Rome under Giulio Monteverde. One of his first works was a relief of the Piast Eagle on the Florian Gate, made in 1882 to a design by Jan Matejko. Between 1890 and 1892 he participated in the restoration of St Mary's Church, creating statues of the prophets: Jeremiah, David, Daniel, Isaiah, Jonah and Ezekiel, and St Cecilia. From 1912 he worked on statues for the nave. In 1893, he created a sculpture of a Priest with his pupils, placed on the façade of the Lubomirski Hostel. Also in 1895, he made five sculptures to decorate the façade of the church in Wadowice. In 1897, he created six sculptures depicting Polish saints, as well as statues of Saint Cecilia and Saint Gregory the Great, which found their place in the Tarnów Cathedral. In the Przemyśl Cathedral, he designed and made a group of sculptures, eleven in number, depicting the Entombment, placed in the main altar. In 1895, in cooperation with Tomasz Pryliński, he designed the epitaph of Jan I Goetz located in the family chapel of the Goetz family, and a tomb for Tomasz Pryliński. In 1900 he created his sculpture of St Augustine, which adorns the nave of Wawel Cathedral. In the same year, he moved to Warsaw. In the capital, he created sculptures, including the Genius of Technology placed on the façade of the Warsaw Polytechnic, Science for the Theatrum Anatomicum, decorations for the House of Technicians, and horses with trumpeters adorning the façade of the Main Post Office. In 1902 he designed sculptures depicting Urania and Athena, decorating the main gate of the University of Warsaw. He also carried out commissions for various cities and towns. His work also includes a sculpture of Themis, adorning the court building in Piotrków Trybunalski. In Osieck, he created altar figures and a sculpture of the Virgin Mary placed on the façade of the church. The year 1909 brought the crucifix in the chapel of St. Cross, and the figure of St. Joseph placed in the main altar of the church of St. Joseph in Krakow - (Podgórze). In 1912 he returned to Krakow and continued his work for St Mary's Church. Between 1912 and 1914 he collaborated with Pius Weloński to create the Stations of the Cross at Jasna Góra. He also created sculptures with genre themes, such as the Widowmaker and the Beggaress, and mythological sculptures, including Prometheus and Venus on a Wave. His works were exhibited at exhibitions in Krakow (1884, 1886, 1888, 1894 and 1916), as well as in Lvov in 1885.

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23.08.2023
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