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Then in 1526 and 1533, Sigismund I the Old ordered 108 fabrics in Antwerp and Bruges. [6] Most of the tapestries, however, were commissioned by king Sigismund II Augustus in Brussels [3] in the workshops of Willem and Jan de Kempeneer, Jan van Tieghem [7] and Nicolas Leyniers between 1550-1565. [8] Initially, there were about 170 tapestries in ...
A symbolic return of Sigismund Augustus’s tapestries to the Wawel Castle exhibition has been planned for 2021 intentionally, on the crucial anniversaries of two earlier homecomings.
For six months all of the tapestries from the collection of Sigismund II Augustus that are preserved in Poland will be displayed in the castle. The king commissioned this magnificent tapestry collection, specifically designed to adorn Wawel Castle, from the leading Brussels’ workshops in the mid-1500s.
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Jul 16, 2023 · The tapestry collection of the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund Augustus (1544/1548–1572), distinguished for its highest level of artistry, historical significance, unparalleled scope of an artistic project realised by one client, legendary material value and turbulent destiny is truly a diamond in the context of European art...
Mar 19, 2024 · The tapestries had been displayed publicly for the first time during the wedding of king Sigismund Augustus with Catherine of Austria. [4] . 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] .
Wawel Royal Castle – National Art Collection. This tapestry of a group of monogram grotesques with the initials of King Sigismund II Augustus placed under a crown in a decorative cartouche belongs to a series of seven drapes (door curtains). In four of them, the cartouche is accompanied by satyrs playing instruments while the other three ...
Tapestries of Sigismund Augustus. Magdalena Piwocka. 2009, Wawel in Vilnius. From the Jagiellonians to the End of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Catalogue of Lithuania's Millenium Programme's Exhibition, Vilnius, Museum of Applied Art, July 5 - October 4, 2009. See Full PDF. Download PDF. Related Papers. Oriental Studies and Arts.
