[KRAKOW - Wawel Cathedral - exterior view - situational and view photograph]. [not before 1892]....

[KRAKOW - Wawel Cathedral - exterior view - situational and view photograph]. [not before 1892]. Photograph form. 24x15.7 cm, by [Natan Krieger in Kraków].
Reproduction of an architectural drawing by Slawomir Odrzywolski with a view of the cathedral. In the lower right corner of the plate the inscription: "Cracow after May 1892 S. Odrzywolski".
S. Odrzywolski (1846-1933) - studied at the Technical Institute in Krakow and then at the Bauakademie in Berlin. After his studies he settled in Cracow, where he became a professor at the Technical Institute. Among others, he cooperated with the Commission for the Study of Art in Poland of the Academy of Skills, the Society of Friends of Fine Arts, the Society of Lovers of the History and Monuments of Cracow. In his work as an architect in 1891-1905, he was involved in the restoration of Wawel Cathedral, which included work on: the sarcophagus of Adam Mickiewicz, the canopy over the statue of Wladyslaw Lokietek, the lattice in the chancel of the Cathedral, and the helmet of the Sigismund Tower.
N. Krieger (1844-1903) - son of one of Krakow's most famous photographers, Ignacy Krieger. He and his sister Amalia took lessons from their father. In 1889 they took over the atelier at 1 St. John Street, continuing their father's work. He was the chief photographer of the "Cracow Yearbook" and a member of the Society of Lovers of the History and Monuments of Cracow. He was particularly preoccupied with objects undergoing restoration.