Wojciech Kułach, known as Wawrzyńcok (born March 24, 1812, in
Gliczarów, died December 23, 1897) was a Polish folk sculptor active in the
Podhale region in the 19th century. He worked with wood, stone, and metal.
In the year 1840, he created a bust for the monument to
Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Archduke Franz Karl Joseph of Austria (17 December 1802 – 8 March 1878) was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He was the father of two emperors: Franz Joseph I of Austria and Maximilian I of Mexico. Through his third son Karl Lu ...
in a competition, for which he received the first prize.
He was nicknamed the "Leonardo da Vinci of Gliczarów." Kułach's sketches can be viewed in
Gliczarów Górny
Gliczarów Górny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biały Dunajec, within Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Mał ...
in the memorial room of Andrzej Skupień Florek.
Notable works
* Cross above
Czarny Staw pod Rysami
* Wayside shrines on private properties in
Biały Dunajec
* Crucified Christ, St. John, and the Virgin Mary in the rectory of the church in
Ludźmierz
Ludźmierz is a village in Poland in the Lesser Poland voivodeship, in the county of Nowy Targ. Ludźmierz is the oldest village in Podhale and is located about 85 kilometres south of Kraków. It lies approximately west of Nowy Targ and south o ...
* Virgin Mary in Janiłowa Kaplica on Koszarkowy Wierch
* Virgin Mary with the Child in the new church in
Białka Tatrzańska
Bialka Tatrzanska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska, within Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north of Bukowina Tatrza ...
* Three altars in the old church on Kościeliska Street in
Zakopane.
Gliczarów Dolny
Gliczarów Dolny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biały Dunajec, within Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Mało ...
, 1844, artist Wojciech Kułach
File:Jesus Christ (1899), Gliczarów Dolny.jpg, Jesus Christ, 1899, artist Wojciech Kułach
References
External links
Sculptor's biography*
ttp://mikkrakow.nazwa.pl/skarabeusz/?zabytek=106 Biography and photos of the artist's works
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1812 births
1897 deaths
Polish sculptors
Sculptors from the Austrian Empire
Sculptors from Austria-Hungary