Transylvania Panorama
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The Transylvanian Panorama (Polish: Panorama Siedmiogrodzka) other names Bem and Petöfi, Bem on Transylvania, Battle of Sibiu- was a monumental (15 × 100 metre) panoramic
painting
depicting the Battle of Sibiu, during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
.
. It was painted by many painters under the direction of Jan Styka
in Lwów (Lviv) rotunda, located in Stryjski Park, the same place where was painted Racławice Panorama. Project was finished on September 1897 by painters of few nations:
Painting was exhibited on Lwow, Budapest
and Warsaw
. It was cut in 100 pieces but to present times survived only 31 of Them. 20 fragments currently are located in few Polish museums in Tarnów
, Warsaw
, Krosno
and Łęczyca. Another 11 pieces are in private collections in Poland and aboard..
The battle of Sibiu
was fought on March 11, 1849 between the Hungary's Transylvanian Army led by Polish general Józef Bem
and the coalition of Austria
n and Russia
n army commanded by General Puchner and Skariatin.
Panorama
A panorama is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film/video, or a three-dimensional model....
painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
depicting the Battle of Sibiu, during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas...
.
History
The idea came from the Hungarians who wanted commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Revolutions of 1848Revolutions of 1848
The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations, Springtime of the Peoples or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe in 1848. It was the first Europe-wide collapse of traditional authority, but within a year reactionary...
. It was painted by many painters under the direction of Jan Styka
Jan Styka
Jan Styka was an ethnic Polish-born painter noted for producing large historical and Christian religion panoramas....
in Lwów (Lviv) rotunda, located in Stryjski Park, the same place where was painted Racławice Panorama. Project was finished on September 1897 by painters of few nations:
- Hungarian: Tihamer Margitay, Palo Vago and Bela Spanyi,
- Polish: Tadeusz Popiel, Zygmunt Rozwadowski, Michał Wywiórski,
- and the German painter Leopold Schonchen.
Painting was exhibited on Lwow, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
and Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. It was cut in 100 pieces but to present times survived only 31 of Them. 20 fragments currently are located in few Polish museums in Tarnów
Tarnów
Tarnów is a city in southeastern Poland with 115,341 inhabitants as of June 2009. The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarnów Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east-west connection...
, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Krosno
Krosno
Krosno is a town and county in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland with 47,455 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009.Notably Krosno is the site of the first oil well in the world....
and Łęczyca. Another 11 pieces are in private collections in Poland and aboard..
The battle of Sibiu
Sibiu
Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
was fought on March 11, 1849 between the Hungary's Transylvanian Army led by Polish general Józef Bem
Józef Bem
Józef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...
and the coalition of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n army commanded by General Puchner and Skariatin.