Poland+(Baroque)

Artists: Daniel Schultz: Born around 1615 in Gdańsk, Shultz first learned painting from his uncle, but then traveled to France and the Netherlands to study under the masters. In the late 1600’s, he worked for three different Polish kings. His portraits of the Polish nobility are some of the best examples of Polish Baroque.

The Family Portrait:

A portrait of Jan Kazimierz: Alexander Kucharsky: As a boy, he was a page to the last king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He trained in Warsaw in the Baroque style but left when the king he worked for insisted that he train as a historical painter. Kucharsky wanted to be a portrait painter, and he would go on to be incredibly successful in the French courts. He is remembered as one of the great Polish artists.

A portrait of Louis Charles: A portrait of Marie Josephine Louise de Savoie, Comtesse de Providence: Musicians: Adam Jarzębski: Composer, Violinist, Writer, and Poet. First mention of him is when he joined a chapel.

Chromatica**:** [] = Franciszek Lilius: Huge musician in Warsaw in his time. He was the head of Warsaw’s Cathedral Orchestra until he died. = = Missa Brevissima: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBSXAyvu6kc = Architecture : An example of a baroque style church in Poland is The Church of Saints Peter and Paul which was built in 1587 and located in Krakow. It was the first domed basilica with a baroque facade and one of the first baroque pieces of architecture in Eastern Europe. This Roman Catholic Church, commissioned for the Jesuit order, is still active today. It is best known for the stone statues of the 12 disciples it has on exterior walls. These are extremely well done. There is also an impressive white façade. Unfortunately, the Cathedral ran out of money to buy nice stone and had to finish the rest of the church with bricks. Today it houses the sarcophagus of Father Skarga, a famous 17th-century Jesuit preacher.

Another example of a baroque church in Poland is the Lublin Cathedral located in Lublin. Built in the 18th century, it also features an impressive façade in the heart of the Baroque style. Religious Composition: Mostly Christian, but there were the beginnings of a strong and conservative Jewish population. The Roman Catholic Church was a major patron of the arts during this time.