Erasmus Ciołek Episcopal Palace
The Erasmus Ciołek Episcopal Palace in Kraków at 17 Kanonicza Street is a branch of the Kraków National Museum .
history
The building was created in 1505 from two connected town houses. It was built for the Bishop of Płock , Erasmus Ciołek (1474–1522). Above the entrance there is a coat of arms with the state eagle and the letter "S" as the initial of King Sigismund the Elder . After the death of Bishop Ciołek, the residence of Bishop Piotr Tomicki and then Cardinal Jerzy Radziwiłł was established here.
During the Austro-Hungarian rule, the building fell into disrepair, and architectural details were demolished or damaged. The house became the seat of various offices.
It was not until 1996 that the building was given to the Kraków National Museum.
From 1999 construction work was carried out to restore the original state. Among other things, window frames were reconstructed using preserved fragments. The walled-in arcades of the inner courtyard were exposed. Columns of a late Gothic colonnade were discovered in the hallway.
Polish works of art from the 12th to 18th centuries are exhibited in the palace. The most valuable works include the figure of the Madonna from Krużlowa , the epitaph of Wierzbięta, the triptych from Trzebunia and coffin portraits . One gallery is dedicated to the Orthodox icon painting of former Polish areas.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ 23 ″ N , 19 ° 56 ′ 13 ″ E