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1. muzea.malopolska.pl › en › objects-listTapestry with the Monogram of Sigismund Augustus in Cartouche

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   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 ...

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3. wawel.krakow.pl › en › the-tapestries-of-sigismundThe Tapestries of Sigismund Augustus in Vilnius - Wawel Royal ...

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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.

4. krakow.travel › en › 38775-krakow-all-the-kingsAll the King’s Tapestries: Homecomings 2021–1961–1921

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   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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   Why did Sigismund Augustus create a tapestry collection?

   • “The creation of such an extensive tapestry collection in 1550–1560 in Brussels, commissioned by one ruler, is unprecedented in Europe. It is the biggest of its kind private – royal undertaking, arising from Sigismund Augustus’s passion for collecting. He collected, among other things, jewellery and works of handicraft.

   All the King’s Tapestries: Homecomings 2021–1961–1921 - Wawel Royal

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   How many Sigismund tapestries are there?

   • Initially, there were about 170 tapestries in the royal collection, among them 84 black-and-white tapestries with the royal crest and the letters SA, 8 tapestries which Sigismund I the Old had been received from the Emperor Maximilian I, and others, gifts from foreign delegations.

   Jagiellonian tapestries - Wikipedia

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   Will the Sigismund II Augustus exhibition ever be repeated?

   • 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.

   All the King’s Tapestries: Homecomings 2021–1961–1921 - Wawel Royal

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   Do Sigismund tapestries inspire contemporary artists?

   • “We want to show that Sigismund’s tapestries inspire contemporary artists. Marcin Maciejowski created his first painting that referred to the tapestries during his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts. He has now offered us a new piece of work, “A Visit to Wawel”. Mirosław Bałka prepared – with our exhibition in mind – two installations.

   All the King’s Tapestries: Homecomings 2021–1961–1921 - Wawel Royal

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jagiellonian_tapestriesJagiellonian tapestries - Wikipedia

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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. [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] .

7. www.academia.edu › 18299044 › Tapestries_ofTapestries of Sigismund Augustus - Academia.edu

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   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. The composition for the first time is noted in the second Vienna 1560 edition of ‘Confessio fidei’, written by Polish bishop and later – a Cardinal – Stanislaus Hosius ...

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8. wawel.krakow.pl › en › exhibition-temporaryAll the King’s Tapestries: Homecomings 2021–1961–1921

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   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.

9. hnanews.org › hnar › reviewsFlemish Tapestry in European and American Collections ...

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   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 ...