| Abstract: | Nacionaliniame M. K. Čiurlionio dailės muziejuje saugomas nedidelis garsaus XVIII a. dailininko Simono Čechavičiaus (1689–1775) šešių eskizų rinkinys, kuris kartu su kitais kūriniais į muziejų iš Rokiškio dvaro pateko 1941 m. ir iki šiol išsamiai neaptartas. Straipsnyje rekonstruojama rinkinio istorija, formaliuoju ir ikonografiniu aspektais analizuojami piešiniai, jų pirmavaizdžiai ir tapybos kūriniai, kuriems daryti šie eskizai. Teminį spektrą sudaro šventieji asmenys – Kristus, Švč. Mergelė Marija, šv. Ona, šv. Joakimas, šv. Gertrūda, kurių gretas papildo Sūnus palaidūnas, t. y. dvi jo gyvenimo scenas vaizduojantys piešiniai. Ilgą laiką išbuvęs nežinioje, tik šio amžiaus pradžioje vėl pradėtas tyrinėti ir pristatinėti visuomenei, rinkinys užpildo dar vieną, nors ir nedidelę, dailininko kūrybinio palikimo istorijos spragą
The National M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum holds a small collection of six sketches by Szymon Czechowicz (1689–1775), the famous painter of the 18th century, which, together with other works, entered the museum from the Rokiškis manor in 1941 and so far was not investigated. The article presents the history of the collection, analyses the iconographic aspect of the topic of drawings, the prototypes and works for which the sketches were made. Valuable data on the history of the collection was provided by Aleksander Przeździecki in an article The news about the sketches by Szymon Czechowicz (Wiadomość o szkicach Szymona Czechowicza) published in 1842, which helped to reconstruct the „journey“ of the collection from Czechowicz, the manors in Pastovys and Rokiškis to the Vytautas the Great Culture Museum. The collection Konstantin Tyzenhaus got a smaller part of the initial set of drawings, which, after the death of S. Czechowicz, went to the Smuglewicz, and only six drawings survived to this day. The works of the painter reveal a talent for spontaneous and bold drawing. Based on comparative analysis and synthesizing the observations already made by other authors, it was found that three sketches were made for the altars of two churches in Poland (Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Obra and Saint Anne Teaching Mary in Siedlce) and St. Gertrude for the church of St. Catherine in Vilnius. Based on the sketch depicting St. Gertruda, an image was painted in the Pidhirtsi palace in Ukraine. For the other three sketches, neither prototypes nor works for which they were likely made remain unclear. The works by S. Czechowicz mostly depict the Saints. This collection is not an exception and includes scenes with the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Gertrude, St. Anne and St. Joachim. From a formal point of view, a particularly original approach of the figur |
