The Land of the Winged Horsemen; Art in Poland 1572-1764

by Jan K. Ostrowski, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, Piotr Krasny, Kazimierz Kuczman, Adam

• ISBN13: 9780300079180
• ISBN10: 0300079184
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 1999-02-08
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

In the golden years of the baroque era, Poland expressed creative ties to East and West in extraordinary works of fine and decorative art. This illustrated book displays more than 150 pieces that celebrate the cross-cultural richness of Poland's creative output during this period. From the dramatic uniform of the winged hussar complete with feathered wings and leopard skin to traditional portraits of royalty to a Turkish-style beverage service, these splendid objects represent Poland's diversity and breadth at a time when it was the largest land empire in Europe, stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
This book is the catalogue for a major exhibition at The Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore. The Art Institute of Chicago, Huntsville Museum of Art. The San Diego Museum of Art. The Philbrook Museum of Art, and the Royal Castle in Warsaw.

Table of Contents

Honorary Committee	p. 6
Message from the President of the Republic of Poland	p. 7
Acknowledgments	p. 8
Lenders to the Exhibition	p. 10
Participating Museums	p. 11
Preface	p. 12
Introduction	p. 13
Definition and Self-Definition in Polish Culture and Art	p. 15
History of Poland in the 16th-18th Centuries	p. 27
Map of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth c. 1600-1650	p. 33
Polish Baroque Art in Its Social and Religious Context	p. 39
Mechanisms of Contact between Polish and European Baroque	p. 55
The Impact of the Orient on the Culture of Old Poland	p. 69
Architecture in Poland 1572-1764	p. 81
Note to the Reader	p. 98
Catalogue	p. 99
The Monarchy	p. 101
The Magnate Class	p. 149
The Military	p. 195
Religion	p. 233
Decorative Arts	p. 306
Biographies of Artists	p. 360
Significant Political Events in Poland, c. 1550-1770	p. 367
Glossary	p. 369
Bibliography	p. 371
Index of Exhibited Works	p. 378
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