Maciej Polejowski

Main altar of the Cathedral of the Assumption in Lviv, 1765/70

Maciej Polejowski ( Ukrainian Матфій Полейовський Matfij Polejowskyj ; * after 1734 ; † after 1794 ) was a sculptor of Rococo in Lvov (Lwiw).

Life

Altarpieces, Sandomierz Cathedral

Maciej Polejowski came from a Lviv family, which was probably of Ukrainian origin. The father was called Jan, the mother Katarzyna. Maciej Polejowski was first mentioned in Lviv in 1764 and then appeared several times in the city's preserved files. Since 1769, works by him in other places are known.

Maciej Polejowski was married twice and had several children.

Work (selection)

Crucifix, Sandomierz Cathedral

Maciej Polejowski created wood carvings and stone sculptures, especially for churches in Lviv and Sandomirer Land. His style is influenced by the sculptors Johann Georg Brush and Antoni Osoliński , he also worked with the architect Bernhard Meretyn . Maciej Polejowski is considered one of the most important Rococo sculptors in Poland-Lithuania.

Certainly verifiable works by him in the cathedrals in Lviv and Sandomierz have been preserved, as well as other ascribed works in western Ukraine and Malopolska.

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lviv, 1765–1770, main altar, wood carvings and stone sculptures, based on plans by Piotr Polejowski
Sandomierz Cathedral , wood carvings on altarpieces on the inner pillars, carvings in the collegiate chapel

literature

Andrzej Betlej: Polejowski Maciej . In: Słownik Artystów Polskich . T. 7. Warszawa, 2003. pp. 374-376
Zbigniew Hornung: Polejowski Maciej (2 poł. XVIII w.). In: Polski Słownik Biograficzny . T. XXVII / 2. Warszawa 1982. pp. 288-291.

Web links

Maciej Polejowski Adam Mickiewicz Institute Warsaw (Polish)
Матфій Полейовський Art Lviv (Ukrainian)
Works by Maciej Polejowski Photos

Individual evidence

↑ Крвавич Дмитро Петрович: Українська скульптура періоду рококо . In: Записки Наукового товариства імені Шевченка. Праці Комісії образотворчого та ужиткового мистецтва. Львів, 1998. Т. 236 (CCXXXVI). Pp. 149-150 , here p. 149. (PDF)
↑ Works by Maciej Polejowski in Sandomierz by Katarzyna Mączewska, Adam Mickiewicz Institute Warsaw (Polish)

personal data
SURNAME	Polejowski, Maciej
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Polejowskyj, Matfij (Ukrainian); Полейовський, Матфій
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	after 1734
DATE OF DEATH	after 1794

[1] Крвавич Дмитро Петрович: Українська скульптура періоду рококо . In: Записки Наукового товариства імені Шевченка. Праці Комісії образотворчого та ужиткового мистецтва. Львів, 1998. Т. 236 (CCXXXVI). Pp. 149-150 , here p. 149. (PDF)

[2] Works by Maciej Polejowski in Sandomierz by Katarzyna Mączewska, Adam Mickiewicz Institute Warsaw (Polish)