Renaissance Cracow

Synopsis: At the beginning of the 16th Century, the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were together the largest territorial power in Europe and were ruled by the Jagiellonian monarchy. Cracow, at the time a great centre of learning, was one of the most important merchant centres in Europe. Following the destruction by fire of the old Wawel castle, the ruling monarchs employed artists and sculptors from Italy and throughout Europe to embellish a new Wawel palace. They also created their family mausoleum, the Sigismund Chapel in St Wenslesas Cathedral, which is considered to be the purest expression of Italian Renaissance culture in Europe.
Series: Renaissance in Europe, The: A Cultural Enquiry (Aa305)
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2001
Year of production: 2000
Subjects: Architecture; History
Keywords: palaces; Poland; Renaissance; Renaissance buildings

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