Igor Mitoraj was a Polish artist and sculptor. Known for his fragmented sculptures of the human body often created for large-scale public installations, he is considered one of the most internationally recognized Polish sculptors.
Mitoraj in 2014
Eros Bendato (Eros Bound) (bronze), 1999, exhibition in Kraków, Poland, 2003
Gambe Alate (bronze), 2002.
Héros de Lumière, Carrara marble (1986) at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, is a public institution of higher education located in the centre of Kraków, Poland. It is the oldest Polish fine art academy, established in 1818 and granted full autonomy in 1873.
Main building, on Kraków's Jan Matejko Square
19th-century etching of the Academy, then named the "Kraków School of Drawing and Painting"
Image: Teodor Axentowicz, Autoportret z paletą
Image: Julian Fałat, Autoportret