Jan Michałowicz

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Jan Michałowicz from Urzędów (Polish Jan Michałowicz z Urzędowa ; * around 1530 , † around 1583 ) was a Polish sculptor and architect in Krakow .

Life

Benedykt Izdbieński tomb , Poznan Cathedral

Jan Michałowicz came from Urzędów or its surroundings in the Lublin region. The first tomb signed by him in Poznań is known from 1557 . Around 1560 he worked in Cracow. The first written mention of a member of the builders' guild is from 1570; in 1571 he received citizenship and bought a house.

In 1581 Jan started with a tomb in Łowicz . He probably died there soon after, because there was an epitaph for him in the church there. He died in 1585.

plant

Some tombs of Jan Michałowicz have been preserved. He signed there with his first and last name and the place of origin. He also designed two associated chapels on the Wawel in Krakow. His work contains influences from the Italian and Dutch sculpture of his time. He worked with the Italian sculptors Giovanni Cini and Giovanni Maria Mosca in Krakow.

Jan Michałowicz is considered the most important Polish sculptor of the Renaissance in Poland.

  • Tomb of Bishop Benedykt Izdbieński , 1557–1559, Poznań Cathedral , made of red marble, with depiction of the body, has been preserved
  • Tomb of Bishop Andrzej Zebrzydowski , 1562–1563, Krakow Cathedral , Chapel of St. Cosmas and Damian , made of red marble with full body representation, he also designed the design of the chapel
  • Tomb of Urszula Maciejowska-Leżeńska , wife of the castellan Jan Leżeński, 1563–1568, Brzeziny Church , parts of it survived
  • Tomb of Bishop Filip Padniewski , 1572–1575, Wawel Cathedral , rose chapel , made of red marble with alabaster, preserved, he also designed the chapel ( Potocki Chapel )
  • Tomb of Primate Jakub Uchański , 1580–1583, Łowicz Cathedral, Uchański Chapel, made of red narmor from red marble, has been preserved
  • Portal of the house at ul. Kanonicza 18 in Cracow; with reconstruction of the Gothic building

literature

  • Helena Kozakiewiczowa: Renesans w Polsce. Jan Michałowicz z Urzędowa. Arkady, Warszawa 1984.
  • Adam Bochnak: Michałowicz Jan z Urzędowa (ok.1530 – przed 1583) . In: Polski Słownik Biograficzny . Zakład Narodowy Imienia Ossolińskich, Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Warszawa, et al. 1975. p. 635 online

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personal data
SURNAME Michałowicz, Jan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Michałowicz Jan z
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish sculptor and architect in Krakow
DATE OF BIRTH around 1530
DATE OF DEATH around 1583