Jan Olbracht Chapel
| Jan Olbracht Chapel | |
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 View from the south |
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| Construction year: | before 1344 |
| Inauguration: | before 1344 |
| Style elements : | Gothic , Renaissance , Baroque |
| Client: | Catholic Church |
| Location: | 50 ° 3 '16.4 " N , 19 ° 56' 8.7" E |
| Address: |
Wawel Krakow Lesser Poland , Poland |
| Purpose: | Roman Catholic burial church |
| Diocese : | Krakow |
The Jan Olbracht Chapel is one of the 19 chapels that surround the Kraków Cathedral . It is dedicated to Corpus Christi and the Apostle Andrew and is located in the southern ambulatory .
history
Jan Grot Chapel was built in the Gothic style on the site of the chapel and Załuski chapel before 1344. It was divided into two chapels around 1501 and the western one was rebuilt in Renaissance style for King Jan I. Olbracht , who died in 1501 . The chapel was donated by his mother Elisabeth von Habsburg . The Renaissance grave of Jan I. Olbracht was created by Francesco Florentino from 1502 to 1505. The grave slab comes from Stanislaus Stoss , son of Veit Stoss , and Jörg Huber from Passau. In addition to the king, Bishop Jan Chojeński was also buried in the chapel, who also had a Renaissance tomb.
crypt
The following were buried in the chapel:
- King Jan I. Olbracht
- Bishop Jan Chojeński
inner space
The only window is in the Gothic style. The interior is kept in the style of the High Renaissance . The chapel is the first building of the Tuscan Renaissance on Wawel Hill. The rococo altar from 1758 goes back to Francesco Placidi .
Jan Olbracht grave
Grave slab
Grave slab
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source
- Michał Rożek: Krakowska katedra na Wawelu . Wydawnictwo św. Stanisława BM Archidiecezji Krakowskiej, Kraków 1989
