Two renaissance stoneslabs from Sztum and Boreczno with reprsentations of armoured men

Magdalna Żurek; Radosław Andrzej Gawroński

doi:10.21697/sc.2024.31.2.5

Published: 2024-11-20

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2024)

Two renaissance stoneslabs from Sztum and Boreczno with reprsentations of armoured men

Magdalna Żurek

, Radosław Andrzej Gawroński

Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings

Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2024.31.2.5

Abstract

Among the tombstones preserved in the territory of former East Prussia, two Renaissance effigies deserve attention: the slab showing Johannes von Schönaich kept at Boreczno (Ducal Prussia) and the other one of Achatius von Zehmen from the church of Sztum (Royal Prussia). The deceased belonged to the local gentry and were depicted in similar poses. The authors discuss the appearance of both stone slabs, trying to compare the visible armour representations with surviving examples from the period in question and, on this basis, identify one of the tombstones as belonging to Johannes von Schönaich (IV, died 1549), one of the six representatives of the family bearing that name who lived in the 15th and 16th centuries at Boreczno.

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Renaissance tombstone, armour representations, Sztum, Boreczno

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Żurek, M., & Gawroński, R. A. (2024). Two renaissance stoneslabs from Sztum and Boreczno with reprsentations of armoured men. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 31(2), 72–84. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2024.31.2.5

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Magdalna Żurek

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9293-8623

Affiliation:

Institute of Archaeology, University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in Warsaw Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Magdalena Żurek PhD, archaeologist and art historian, specializing in Middle Eastern, medieval and early
modern Polish archaeology, assistant professor at the Institute of Archeology of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.

Radosław Andrzej Gawroński

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5324-7830

Affiliation:

Institute of Archaeology, University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in Warsaw Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Radosław Andrzej Gawroński PhD, archaeologist, specializing in military history, Roman and barbarian archaeology, university professor at the Institute of Archeology of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.