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The tapestries had been displayed publicly for the first time during the wedding of king Sigismund Augustus with Catherine of Austria. To this day, preserved about 138 of which exposed are about 30. They were matched in size to the walls and some of them reach the size of 5 × 9 m (5.47 × 9.84 yd). [4]
In some great, refined tome setting out the portraits of European rulers of all epochs – from Caesars and “barbarian kings” to prince-electors in wigs and unsentimental king-bureaucrats – the “kings of the 16th century” constitute a separate and exceptionally artistic category.
Jul 3, 2024 · Sigismund II Augustus (born Aug. 1, 1520, Kraków, Pol.—died July 7, 1572, Knyszyn) was the last Jagiellon king of Poland, who united Livonia and the duchy of Lithuania with Poland, creating a greatly expanded and legally unified kingdom.
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Jul 16, 2023 · Visitors will be able to see 37 textiles – 9 tapestries with biblical scenes of the First Parents, Noah and construction of the Babel Tower, 10 verdures, 6 tapestries with the ruler’s initials, 10 textiles with the coats of arms of Lithuania and Poland and 2 smaller tapestries.
SIGISMUND II AUGUSTUS (POLAND, LITHUANIA) (1520 – 1572; ruled 1530 – 1572), last of the Jagiellon kings of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania (from 1529).
My article is devoted to the woodcut with the image of Polish King Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (1520-1572) and to the possible authorship of this early modern emblem.
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All the king's tapestries : homecomings 2021-1961-1921 by: Ozga, Magdalena, et al. Published: (2021) Armour for the young King Sigismund Augustus in the Wawel Royal Castle collection Published: (2022) Dzieje arrasów Króla Zygmunta Augusta Published: (2011)
