Wednesday, 8 April 2015

The Racławice Panorama, Wroclaw


The Racławice Panorama is a monumental cycloramic painting depicting the Battle of Racławice, during the Kościuszko Uprising.
The Racławice Panorama (Polish: Panorama racławicka) is a monumental (15 × 114 meter)cycloramic painting depicting the Battle of Racławice, during the Kościuszko Uprising. It is currently located in WrocławPoland. The painting is one of only a few preserved relics of a genre of 19th century mass culture, and the oldest in Poland. The panorama stands in a circular fashion and, with the viewer in the center, presents different scenes at various viewing angles. A special kind of perspective used in the painting and additional effects (lighting, artificial terrain) create a feeling of reality.

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