The Archbishop’s Palace at the Market Square in Lviv during the time of Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski Cover Image

Pałac arcybiskupów lwowskich przy Rynku we Lwowie w czasach Wacława Hieronima Sierakowskiego
The Archbishop’s Palace at the Market Square in Lviv during the time of Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski

Author(s): Agata Dworzak
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, History of Art
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Lviv; Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski; architecture; 18th century; Stanisław Stroiński; Antonio Tavellio; Wincenty Rawski; Jan Lewiński; palace; archival inventory

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the history of the construction and transformation of the Archbishop’s Palace at 9 Market Square in Lviv, based on unpublished archival materials. Particular attention is paid to the appearance of the palace during the rule of Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski in the archdiocese. The basis for the reconstruction of the functional interior of the palace is a description made at the request of Sierakowski in middle of 1780 and a watercolour stored in the Historical Museum in Lviv, showing the façade of the palace before the reconstruction which started after 1844.

  • Issue Year: 71/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 33-66
  • Page Count: 34
  • Language: Polish
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