Augustyn Locci

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Augustyn Locci (also called Agostino Locci or Augustyn Locci Starszy , * around 1601 in Narni ; † 1660 ) was an engineer, builder and interior designer from Italy who worked in Poland at the court of the Wasa kings. He is considered a representative of the “Polish Baroque”. His son was also an architect in Warsaw active Augustyn Wincenty Locci .

Life

Locci was the son of Erasmus and Victoria (nee Raymundi or Raimondi). Probably around 1630 he came to Poland and served three kings of the Wasa dynasty - Sigismund III. , Władysław IV. And John II Casimir .

He directed the renovation and establishment of the Ujazdowski Castle and designed the park surrounding the complex. The area around the Sigismund Column was designed according to his suggestions . He designed the reconstruction of the Kazimierz Palace in 1650. From 1651 Locci bore the title of royal architect. Another activity of Locci was the construction of theater machines and unusual stage decorations.

Locci lived with his family in the Warsaw Royal Castle ; a token of the esteem he was shown at court. He was married to Urszula Dorota Giza and had five children - sons Augustyn Wincenty, Franciszek, Kazimierz and Jan and their daughter Cecylia, who later became a nun. His widow married the royal secretary Jerzy Pipan for the second time.

Buildings (selection)

  • Surroundings of the Sigismund Column
  • Theater hall in the royal castle

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b according to Biuletyn historii sztuki , volume 59, ed .: Państwowy Instytut Sztuki (Poland), Politechnika Warszawska, Zakład Architektury Polskiej, Stowarzyszenie Historyków Sztuki, Instytut Sztuki (Polska Akademia Nauk), Instytut Sztuki PAN (publisher p. 109), Warsaw 1997
  2. ↑ In 1643 he registered in the Johannes parish church as a Roman, according to Kazimierz Konarski, Warszawa w pierwszym jej stołecznym okresie. Przy współpracy Stanisława Konarskiego , from the series: Biblioteka Syrenki , Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, Warsaw 1970
  3. ↑ according to Karol Mórawski, Warsaw. Dzieje miasta , Książka i Wiedza, Warsaw, 2003
  4. ^ Franciszek Locci became the tenant of a property in Byczynie (today: Jaworzno ), which belonged to the Krakow diocese
  5. ↑ Kazimierz Locci (1648 - after 1691); his godmother was Queen Luisa Maria Gonzaga

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SURNAME Locci, Augustyn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Locci, Agostino; Locci Starszy, Augustyn (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian-Polish architect
DATE OF BIRTH around 1601
PLACE OF BIRTH Narni
DATE OF DEATH 1660