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Jul 16, 2023 · When Nazi Germany attacked Poland in 1939, Sigismund Augustus’ tapestries were evacuated to Canada as a national relic. It was not until 1961 that the invaluable collection was returned to Poland, to the Wawel Royal Castle. This exhibition presents all groups from the collection of Sigismund Augustus’ tapestries.
The Tapestry Collection of Sigismund II Augustus. Commissioned by Sigismund II Augustus (r. 1548–1572), the tapestries were woven in 1550–1560 in Brussels, then the leading center for European tapestry production.
Maria Hennel-Bernasikowa (Wawel Castle, Cracow) studies the Flemish tapestries assembled between 1550 and 1560 by Sigismund II Augustus of Poland. Based on reports and other documents, she demonstrates how these tapestries were used for a variety of Poland’s royal ceremonies including coronations, weddings, funerals, and other occasions, a ...
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Now, for the first time since Sigismund II Augustus’s day, the entire collection of 137 royal tapestries, ranging from monumental figurative textiles with biblical scenes, through verdures depicting animals and armorial tapestries, to small tapestries meant to cover furniture, will be on view.
This – the biggest ever exhibition of the tapestries of Sigismund II Augustus in the museum’s history – will probably never be repeated. It’s an exciting, inspiring show that I guarantee you won’t forget.
Apr 20, 2023 · A tapestry collection of Sigismund Augustus, a 16-century King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, has been brought from the Royal Castle of Wawel in Krakow to Vilnius for an exhibition at the Palace of the Grand Dukes. This is one of the most complex and expensive exhibitions in the history of Lithuanian museology, the museum said on Thursday.
May 10, 2023 · On May 3, in the National Museum of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, the exhibition “Sigismund August’s Tapestries in Vilnius” was opened. The exhibition, described as the biggest event in the history of Lithuanian museology, will be on display in Vilnius for only two and a half months.
