Obrazy w mieszczańskich inwentarzach pośmiertnych z terenu Małopolski (XVI–XVIII w.)
Paintings in bourgeois probate inventories from the area of Lesser Poland (16th–18th century)

Summary/Abstract: In the probate inventories recorded in Lesser Poland during the 16th–18th centuries, paintings or handicrafts were rare and did not occupy a particularly exposed position in the hierarchy of objects . However, it is worth mentioning because their presence in the registers may indicate the existence of certain aesthetic needs among citizens or the desire to emphasize social status . In this context, the limited proportion of pictures among the movable objects recorded may be unusual . This phenomenon can be ex- plained not only by the economic but also by the mental limitations resulting from the level of education of citizens and their limited use of art .

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