Opis
Autor przedstawia najważniejsze epizody dwusetletniej historii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego oraz sylwetki jego rektorów, wybitnych profesorów i absolwentów, w tym Fryderyka Chopina. Publikacja jest wprowadzeniem w historię Uniwersytetu, a także przewodnikiem po jego historycznych gmachach, zbiorach odlewów gipsowych czy rycin i rysunków przechowywanych w Gabinecie Rycin Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej. Autor omawia osiągnięcia i spuściznę Wydziału Nauk i Sztuk Pięknych (1816–1831) oraz Szkoły Sztuk Pięknych, która działała na terenie kampusu uniwersyteckiego w latach 1844–1862. Skupia się również na historii gmachów Uniwersytetu, jego godle i innych symbolach. Opisuje uniwersyteckie osiągnięcia naukowe i intelektualne na tle ważnych wydarzeń z historii Polski. Publikację uzupełniają interesujące dodatki tematyczne dotyczące m.in. Mieszkania Chopinów na terenie głównego kampusu uniwersyteckiego, postaci Stanisława Kostki Potockiego, założyciela Muzeum UW, zbiorów mumii egipskich i sarkofagów należących do tegoż Muzeum (w depozycie Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie) oraz uniwersyteckich noblistów. Całość wieńczy kalendarium dziejów Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. Publikacja, bogato ilustrowana mało znanymi materiałami, jest przeznaczona dla szerokiego kręgu czytelników. The author gives an account of the most important events covering two hundred years of the history of the University of Warsaw and introduces profiles of its rectors, outstanding professors and graduates, among them Fryderyk Chopin. The book can be read as an introduction to the University’s history, and as a guide to its historic monuments and collection of plaster casts, as well as the engravings and drawings housed in the University Library Print Room. The author discusses the achievements and heritage of the Faculty of Science and the Fine Arts, and also of the School of Fine Arts, which existed on the University campus in the years 1844-1862. He also focuses on the history of the University buildings, its emblem and other symbols as well as he describes University’s scientific and intellectual achievements in the context of Poland’s history. The book is complemented with the interesting appendixes referring to the Chopins’ apartment at the University Campus, Stanisław Kostka Potocki, founder of the Museum of the University of Warsaw, the collection of Egyptian mummies and sarcophagi (University of Warsaw deposit in the National Museum, Warsaw) and the University graduates who won the Nobel prize. The final part is the calendar of the University history. This book, richly illustrated with little-known materials, is addressed to a wide circle of readers. Spis treściContents Introduction 9 I. Warsaw in the time of the Duchy of Warsaw and the Congress Kingdom (1807–1831) 21 Images and symbols 21 The inception of the Congress Kingdom 26 The last years of the Congress Kingdom 31 The cultural achievements of the Congress Kingdom 36 II. The establishment of the University of Warsaw 41 Plans for founding a University in Warsaw at the turn of the eighteenth century 41 The Nobles’ Academy of the Corps of Cadets, or the School of Chivalry 43 The founding of the University 53 The emblem and banner of the University 58 The inauguration of the University 59 The functioning and organization of the University 64 Rector Wojciech A. Szweykowski 68 The University and the Society of Friends of Learning 71 The role of Stanisław Kostka Potocki and Stanisław Staszic in organizing education in Warsaw 73 The monument to Nicolaus Copernicus 75 III. The Faculty of Science and Fine Arts – education and art 81 The programme of teaching of the “Fine Sciences” 81 The historic precinct of the University (the Campus) 83 The Botanic Garden and Astronomical Observatory in Aleje Ujazdowskie 96 Outstanding Professors of the Faculty of Sciences and Fine Arts 100 Fryderyk Chopin’s university studies 105 IV. The Fine Arts Department and its role in shaping the artistic culture of Warsaw 111 The impact of the royal collection of sculptures at the turn of the eighteenth century 114 The creation of the scientifi c and artistic collections of the University 121 The functioning of the Fine Arts Department 127 The scholarship policy of the University 129 The University’s exhibitions of Fine Arts 130 The impact of the University’s academic circles and of its collections of plaster casts and prints on artistic culture in Warsaw 134 The history of a certain competition topic 138 The amphitheatre, or the painting studio at the University of Warsaw 142 V. The period between the Uprisings and the legacy of the fi rst University of Warsaw 153 The dissolution of the University and the fate of its buildings to the mid-nineteenth century 153 The School of Fine Arts 1844–1862 155 The seat of the School of Fine Arts and its professors 157 On some works of art of mid-nineteenth-century Warsaw 163 VI. The Main School and its legacy 175 Positivist Background 175 The political situation in the Congress Kingdom in t