Kasper Sadłocha Niżeński Bearing the Korczak Coat of Arms as Investor, Construction Supplier, and Royal Praefectus Fabricae Cover Image

Kasper Sadłocha Niżeński herbu Korczak jako inwestor, dostawca budowlany i królewski praefectus fabricae
Kasper Sadłocha Niżeński Bearing the Korczak Coat of Arms as Investor, Construction Supplier, and Royal Praefectus Fabricae

Author(s): Piotr Lasek
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Architecture, 16th Century, History of Art
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Kasper Sadłocha Niżeński; residential tower; King Zygmunt August; royal praefectus fabricae;

Summary/Abstract: The figure of Kasper Sadłocha Niżeński until now has remained on the margin of the interests of researchers into 16th-century Warsaw architecture. Meanwhile, his public activity was to a great extent related precisely to architecture, while the scale and extent of the projects he was assigned allow to think that he was really very well-updated on the realities of construction projects of the period. What is more, apart from the supervision and implementation of the King's building undertakings, Sadłocha was also consistently involved in implementing his own projects. Information on his seats provide much knowledge of both intellectual horizons of Sad³ocha and his aspirations, and the investment projects of the then nobility...

  • Issue Year: 81/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 79-101
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish