O tym, co nowe około roku 1450 w małopolskim malarstwie tablicowym

Scholars often consider the mid-15th century panel paintings in Lesser Poland as highly conventional. The painterly tradition, which presumably originated from the “beautiful style” around 1400, can be seen as an important, but not an exclusive component of panel paintings in Lesser Poland. This paper focuses on innovative aspects, hitherto insufficiently explored in the literature. Prominent graphic sources, especially engravings of Master ES informed new stylistic approaches. The most notable iconographic novelty was the appearance of the imagery of St. Bernardine of Siena, a saint, who became very popular in Poland soon after his canonisation in 1450. The paper seeks to show these components within their wider artistic and cultural context.