Carlo Antonio Bay

Carlo Antonio Bay ; Also Karol Bay , original family name probably Baio (* October 18th 1678 in Magliaso ; † around 1740 ? in Warsaw), a Polish architect and builder was Switzerland-Italian descent. He was a representative of the baroque and worked mainly in Warsaw .

Life

Bay is referred to as a royal architect ( Magnificius Sacrae Regiae Maiestatis Architectus ) for the period from 1722 to 1737 . He mainly built sacred buildings, among which the Warsaw Visitant Church , a three-aisled basilica with a presbytery in Krakowskie Przedmieście, is worth mentioning. In 1727 an agreement was signed between the Warsaw Order of the Salesians and the architect, according to which he should build this church dedicated to the memory of Joseph . The construction of the church began on August 28, 1728. The construction of the church was financed by Elżbieta Sieniawska, with whom Bay was already in correspondence in 1722 when he was working on the expansion of the Wilanów Palace .

The monumentality and perfect proportions of his buildings are reminiscent of the Roman baroque style of Francesco Borromini . Bay also designed interiors and altars; The project of the altar framed with black marble from Dębnik in the Warsaw Holy Cross Church comes from him. He also worked as a garden architect and town planner.

Buildings (selection)

In Warsaw:

• Reconstruction of the Czapski Palace (1713–1721)
• Reconstruction of the then Radziwiłł Palace (1720–1722)
• Jesuit high school “Zalascianum” at Ulica Jezuicka 4 (1722–1727)
• Completion of the Mniszech Palace
• Martin's Church in Warsaw
• Karol Bay and Franciszek Dupont's houses at 12 Miodowa Street

Outside Warsaw:

• Church in Karczew
• Convent and Church of the Capuchins in Lublin
• Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Siemiatycze (1719–1727)
• Missionary monastery in Siemiatycze (1719–1727)
• Piarist Church in Łowicz

literature

• Mariusz Karpowicz: Carlo Antonio Bay. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 27, 2003 , accessed December 20, 2019 .
• Mariusz Karpowicz: Carlo Antonio Bai. In: Artisti Ticinesi in Polonia nella prima metà del '700. Ed. Cantone del Ticino, Bellinzona 1999.

Web links

• Brief information and building directory at Warszawa1939.pl (in Polish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} according to a collection of architectural descriptions of the Visiting Church at Chomiku.pl (in Polish)
2. ↑ ^{a b} according to Beata Górecka, Mecenas barokowej sztuki from March 8, 2012 at Pch24.pl (in Polish)
3. ↑ Elżbieta Helena Sieniawska, b. Lubomirska (1669–1729) was a Polish nobleman, the wife of a hetman and a patron of the arts. She had great political influence and was called the uncrowned Queen of Poland at the time
4. ↑ according to Article List Carla Antonia Baya do Elżbiety Sieniawskiej z 15 października 1722 roku  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   and others on the website of the Wilanów Museum (in Polish)
5. ↑ according to Information about the Zalascianum  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   at Klimatywarszawy.pl (in Polish)
6. ↑ according to Description The House of Karol Bay and The House of Franciszek Dupont ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the twin building at Wiezowce.waw.pl (in English)