Benedict of Sandomir

Benedikt von Sandomir (Polish: Benedykt z Sandomierza ) was an architect , sculptor and stonemason of the Renaissance .

Life

Benedikt von Sandomir was born in Sandomierz , his ancestors probably came from the Bavarian-Franconian area. From 1514 he worked for the Polish royal court, mainly in Krakow , where he rebuilt the royal castle on the Wawel from 1524 to 1529 on behalf of King Sigismund the Elder together with the Florentine Bartolomeo Berrecci . The portals in particular are attributed to him, which successfully combined late Gothic and Renaissance elements.

Buildings

From the works of Master Benedict are preserved:

• Royal Castle on the Wawel in Krakow
• Royal Castle in Piotrków Trybunalski
• Royal Castle in Sandomir
• Royal Castle in Niepołomice

Works

Wawel, Krakow

Piotrków Trybunalski

Sandomir

Niepołomice

literature

• S. Tomkowicz, Benedykt Sandomierzanin, budowniczy zamku krakowskiego w trzecim dziesiątku lat XVI wieku (Polish)
• J. Dobrowolski, Sztuka Krakowa , Kraków 1971 (Polish)
• J. Szablowski, Kilka uwag o zamku królewskim w Piotrkowie, dziel mistrza Benedykta, budowniczego Zygmunta I (Polish)
• T. Ratajczak, Mistrz Benedykt - królewski architekt Zygmunta I , Kraków 2011 (Polish)