St Sigismund's Church, Szydlowiec
Saint Sigismund's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Szydlowiec, Poland.[1] It was built towards the close of the Gothic period[2] (the church constitutive act is dated 1 January 1401)[3] and is an example of the Late Gothic hall church.
Architecture and features[edit]
The exterior is of local sandstone.[3] The late-Gothic silhouette of the church contrasts with its colorful Renaissance interior. In the chancel there is a late-Gothic polyptych showing the Assumption and Evangelical scenes made in 1509 in a workshop in Kraków. The 19th-century church organ is also used for secular purposes.[citation needed]
The burial ground has historic grave monuments by Bartolommeo Berrecci, namely of Mikołaj Szydłowiecki (1480-1532), and of Mikołaj Radziwiłł (1746-95) and his wife Maria née Gawdzicka which was inspired by sleeping Ariadna (G. Monaldi).[clarification needed][citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wirtualne Muzea Małopolski". muzea.malopolska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "ABOUT THE POWIAT". szydlowiecpowiat.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ a b "A Guidebook to the Monuments of Szydłowiec" (PDF). szydlowiec.pl. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
51°13′23″N 20°51′27″E / 51.223072°N 20.857543°E
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