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1. hnanews.org › hnar › reviewsAll the King’s Tapestries: Homecomings 2021-1961-1921

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   Ranging from monumental wall hangings, to smaller overdoors, entre-fenêtres, and upholstery, 137 of these tapestries still survive. The Valois, the Tudors, and the Habsburgs all rivalled Sigismund in the scale of their own commissions from the weavers of Brussels.

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

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   Many of the tapestries have never before been put on public display. This symbolic return of Sigismund II Augustus’s collection to the walls of Wawel Castle in 2021 coincides with the exact anniversaries of two earlier homecomings.

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   Jun 21, 2021 · The last Polish king of the Jagiellonian dynasty, Sigismund II Augustus (1520–72), son of Sigismund I the Old and his Milanese queen, Bona Sforza, was born in Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków. It was there that he grew up, and he would use the building as his main official residence for most of his life.

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   What happened to Sigismund tapestries?

   • Text panels and vitrines with comparative objects tell the story of the making of the tapestries and of their more recent conservation. After Sigismund’s death, the tapestries became the property of the Polish crown and were often used for coronations, royal weddings and important ceremonies, both at the castle and in the cathedral.

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   Where did Sigismund II Augustus live?

   • Preview and subscribe here. The last Polish king of the Jagiellonian dynasty, Sigismund II Augustus (1520–72), son of Sigismund I the Old and his Milanese queen, Bona Sforza, was born in Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków. It was there that he grew up, and he would use the building as his main official residence for most of his life.

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   How many Sigismund's tapestries are there?

   • Of the original 160 tapestries, 137 survive. Nineteen are biblical scenes, designed by Michiel Coxcie the Elder (1499–1592) and comprising episodes from the Old Testament, from Adam and Eve to the building of the Tower of Babel. Sigismund’s was the editio princeps of this series, much copied through to 1700.

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   What happened to the Jagiellonian tapestries after Sigismund's death?

   • After Sigismund’s death, the tapestries became the property of the Polish crown and were often used for coronations, royal weddings and important ceremonies, both at the castle and in the cathedral. Even in modern times, the Jagiellonian tapestries have been present at some of the key events of Polish history.

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6. 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).

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

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   Jul 16, 2023 · In current-day Poland, Sigismund Augustus’ tapestries are named as the most valuable historic collection and the most important exhibit at the Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków, drawing inquisitive audiences from around the world.

8. wawel.krakow.pl › en › textilesTextiles - Wawel Royal Castle - official website - tickets ...

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   The collection of textiles, with about 730 items, is one of the most important at Wawel because of the items’. age and their connection with the royal residence. It includes king Sigismund Augustus’s (1520-1572) tapestries, commissioned by him in Brussels in the years 1550-1560.

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

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   2020 •. Oleksii Rudenko. 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.