The Symbolic Tomb of King Władysław III Warneńczyk in the Cracow Cathedral on the Wawel Hill: History of Making the Cenotaph
The Symbolic Tomb of King Władysław III Warneńczyk in the Cracow Cathedral on the Wawel Hill: History of Making the Cenotaph
Author(s): Ewa SrebroSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Local History / Microhistory, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Władysław Warneńczyk; Antoni Madeyski; Cracow Cathedral in Wawel; cenotaph;
Summary/Abstract: This article presents the history of the construction of king Władysław Warneńczyk’s cenotaph in the Cracow Cathedral in Wawel. The reasons for its so late erecting (1906) as well as the choosing sculptor Antoni Madeyski for its maker have been presented. The in-depth analysis of the sepulchral figure of Warneńczyk and the tomb itself is performed in the text. The processing of sculpting work in the sculptor’s studio and installation works in the Cathedral is described. Finally, some reflections of people of that time and their opinions on the tomb are presented.
Journal: Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio F – Historia
- Issue Year: 75/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 143-162
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English