Lady Chapel (Wawel)
| Lady Chapel | |
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 View from the east |
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| Construction year: | 1594 |
| Inauguration: | 1595 |
| Style elements : | mannerism |
| Client: | Catholic Church |
| Location: | 50 ° 3 '17 " N , 19 ° 56' 9.3" E |
| Address: |
Wawel Krakow Lesser Poland , Poland |
| Purpose: | Roman Catholic burial church |
| Diocese : | Krakow |
The Lady Chapel is one of the 19 chapels that surround Kraków Cathedral . It is also called the Báthory Chapel and is dedicated to Mary and is located in the eastern ambulatory .
history
The chapel was built between 1594 and 1595 for Anna Jagiellonica as a burial chapel for her deceased husband, King Stephan I Báthory, in the Mannerist style instead of a Gothic chapel from the 14th century . The Mannerist tomb of Stephan I was created in 1595 by Santi Gucci . Originally, Queen Elisabeth von Pilitza was buried in the chapel. A minor reconstruction took place in the 17th century by the canon Wojciech Serebryski . After the destruction by the Soviet bombing of the Wawel at the end of the Second World War, the chapel was badly damaged, but was rebuilt between 1946 and 1951.
crypt
In the chapel was buried:
- Queen Elisabeth of Pilitza
- King Stephan I Báthory
- Canon Wojciech Serebryski
inner space
The chapel rests on three Gothic columns. The original Mannerist frescoes were painted by Kasper Kurcz in 1594. They were reconstructed by Roman Kozłowski between 1947 and 1950 . Older Gothic frescoes donated by King Ladislaus II Jagiełło are preserved on the windows. Santi Gucci designed the interior including the tomb . The gallery from the beginning of the 17th century is already early baroque. There is access to the royal palace via the gallery . The altar and tabernacle are also in the early baroque style.
Tomb
Tomb
source
- Michał Rożek: Krakowska katedra na Wawelu . Wydawnictwo św. Stanisława BM Archidiecezji Krakowskiej, Kraków 1989
