Salvete Omnes,
a quick post about an unusual Polish illustrator and his artwork to illustrate the national epic , i..e., Sienkiewicz' Potop, 2nd novel in the 'Trylogia' ('The Trylogy') cycle.
Waclaw Boratynski (Pracowit z Ryglit) was an illustrator and painter, member of Stanislaw Szukalski's Szczep Rogate Serce (Horned Heart Band/Clan).
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| Lowicz peasant- male and female- costume from 1930s |
He was mobilized in as the infantry - 18th infantry regiment - cadet officer (podchorazy) in 1939. He was part of the Polish army defending the city of Lwow against the German invasion, was wounded and died there on Septemebr 25, 1939, his body was buried there but it is said his grave did not survive the war, as Poles were ethnically cleansed (1939-47) and deported from the Soviet Western Ukraine to the new Polish state. Boratynski's life was cut prematurely and Polish art was deprived of his talent.
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| perhaps the music platoon of the 1st 'szwolezerow' regiment |
In the 1937-38 he created a series of postcards - available for download at Polona website - based on the national epic novel 'Potop' ('The Deluge'). Kmicic, Wolodyjowski, winged hussars, Tatars, Carpathian gorale, reiters, Swedish army, Luadanska company etc in these cards
enjoy
Valete
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