Published: 2024-09-09

“A craving urged me to build and live beautifully.” Krzysztof Opaliński's (1611-1655) attitude to architecture

Aleksander Stankiewicz
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2021.28.2.10

Abstract

The article discusses the attitude towards architecture of Krzysztof Opaliński, which has not been developed by researchers yet. The magnate ordered designs for his palaces in Włoszakowice and in Warsaw with Constante Tencalla, who probably also designed the parish church in Włoszakowice. Opaliński expressed his opinions on architecture in his own poems and in letters to his brother Łukasz, the alleged author of the first Polish-language architectural treatise. Opaliński's views, partly coincident with those expressed in this treatise, were the result of reading French and Italian treaties and architectural templates, but also the work of Peter Paul Rubens Palazzo di Genova, published in 1622.

Keywords:

Krzysztof Opaliński, , Constante Tencalla, polish early modern architecture, theory of architecture

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Stankiewicz, A. (2024). “A craving urged me to build and live beautifully.” Krzysztof Opaliński’s (1611-1655) attitude to architecture. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 28(2), 141–156. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2021.28.2.10

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