The Imperial Theme in Art and Architecture of the Polish Vasas
The Imperial Theme in Art and Architecture of the Polish Vasas
Author(s): Thomas DaCosta KaufmannSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Architecture, Visual Arts
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Royal Castle in Warsaw; Sigismund Column; the Vasa dynasty; art and power;
Summary/Abstract: This essay reconsiders two of the most famous monuments in Poland, the Warsaw Castle and the Sigismund Column. It argues that both evoke imperial themes, with reference to a model provided by the Habsburgs for both the architecture and the sculpture, but present them in ways that specifically express the ambitions of the Vasa dynasty.
Journal: Biuletyn Historii Sztuki
- Issue Year: 83/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 323-349
- Page Count: 27
- Language: English