Stanislaw JAKUBOWSKI (1885-1964), Gods of the Slavs - Perepłut, 1933

Woodcut, paper; 15 x 15 cm

Gods of the Slavs - Pereplut
1933 woodcut, paperboard; 15 x 15 cm (clear passe-partout). From the portfolio Gods of the Slavs - The Gods of the Slavs - Le Dieux des Slaves. Cracow, 1933: Prowe, Wełes, Stryboh, Mokosz, Simargł, Perepłut, Dażboh, Radgost, Porenut, Perun and Arkona. Marzanna, Marzana, Marena, Morana, Morena, Mora, Death, Deathcatcher, Deathtze.
Perepłut-an enigmatic figure from Eastern Slavic beliefs, a deity or demon of unclear function. He appears in the list of gods and demons of the 12th-century Ruthenian interpolation of the Word of St. Grigorii (the manuscript itself dates from the 15th century), as well as in the Word of St. John the Golden-tongued. Arkona - a city and religious center of the Baltic Slavs, located on the island of Rügen, destroyed by the Danes in 1169.It was a religious center, bringing together many Slavic tribes. It was ruled by the high priest of the god Svyatovit. Stanislaw JAKUBOWSKI (14.04.1885 Kosow - 9.06.1964 Krakow) graphic artist and painter. Initially studied at the School of Wood Industry in Stanislawow (sculpture department), and between 1907 and 1912 studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow under Teodor Axentowicz, Stanislaw Debicki and Leon Wyczolkowski, from 1912 a teacher in secondary education, from 1946 a lecturer, then an associate professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. From about 1914 he took up mainly artistic printmaking. A master of woodcuts, he also practiced metal techniques, the author of about a thousand engravings, moreover, a prolific utility printmaker, an expert in ornament and Slavic themes (see "Słownik artystów polskich ...", vol. 3, pp. 185-187). Literature: Maria Grońska, Graphics in the book, portfolio and album. Polskie wydawnictwa artystyczne i bibliofilskie, Wrocław-Warszawa-Kraków 1994, p. 241, item 282.