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Renaissance 1609–19. The imposing Zbaraski
and Mannerist Chapel in the Dominican
Church, built between 1629 and
There is no complete church 1631, is another fine example of
in Krakow in either the pure early Baroque. The Canopy of
Renaissance or Mannerist styles, St Stanisław and the Vaza Chapel,
but the Zygmunt Chapel, built both in Wawel Cathedral,
from 1519 to 1533, is regarded exemplify the best of the High
as the greatest example of Baroque style. In the first half of
Italian Renaissance north of the the 17th century the interiors of
Alps. The chapel, with its spatial many Gothic churches, such as
design and decoration, provided St Mark’s (see p112) were remod­
a model which was followed elled in the Baroque style. The
faithfully throughout Poland century that followed brought
for many years. about further architectural Decoration of the porch of the Church of
Renaissance monuments by masterpieces, including St Anne’s the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Jan Michałowicz of Urzędów Church. A mention must also be
and Giovanni Maria Mosca made of the Church of the Xawery Dunikowski and Karol
(“Il Padovano”) can be seen in a Missionaries whose exterior and Hukan, is an excellent example
number of churches. The career of interior were both modelled on of 20th­century architecture.
the Italian Mannerist Santi Gucci, Roman architecture, the Piarist
an equally fine artist, spans the Church with its airy façade, and Modern
last decades of the 16th century. the Church of the Order of
St John of God whose façade A variety of designs were applied
displays dynamic articulation. to modern churches of the
Baroque
second half of the 20th century.
Although in the 17th century Amongst the most interesting
Polish kings no longer resided in Neo-Classical are the Ark of God in Nowa Huta
and Eclectic
Krakow, many new ecclesiastical (architect Wojciech Pietrzyk,
foundations were undertaken. The late 18th­century choir and 1967–77), the Church of St
The Jesuit Church of Saints the high altar in the Church of Maksymilian Kolbe in Mistrze­
Peter and Paul was the most the Norbertine Nuns are the only jowice (architect Józef Dutkie­
magnificent. The church was examples of ecclesiastical Neo­ wicz, 1976–83) and the Church of
completed by the royal architect Classicism in Krakow. No building St Jan Kanty at Bronowice Nowe.
Giovanni Battista Trevano in activity was undertaken until
Galicia became autonomous, Finding Krakow’s
and new churches were only Churches
constructed in the second half
of the 19th and first half of the Ark of God Church p156
20th centuries. The Church of Church of the Felician Nuns
the Felician Nuns was built p146
between 1882 and 1884 to Church of the Holy Cross p117
designs by Feliks Księżarski, and Church of the Holy Redeemer
p170
the St Joseph’s Church (1905– Church of the Missionaries p87
09) was designed by Jan Sas Church of the Order of St John
Zubrzycki. The Church of the of God p128
Sacred Heart of Jesus designed Church of the Sacred Heart
Baroque façade detail of the Church of by Franciszek Mączyński and of Jesus pp136–7
the Missionaries decorated with sculptures by Church of St Adalbert p99
Church of St Anne pp110–11
Church of St Andrew p80
Church of St Catherine p128
Chur
Chur
Church of St Mark p112ch of St Mark p112ch of St Mark
Church of St Mary pp94–7
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
pp82–3
Corpus Christi Church p125
Dominican Church pp118–19
Franciscan Church pp88–9
Paulite Church “On the Rock”
pp128–9
Piarist Church p113
Late Baroque Neo-Gothic spire of St Joseph’s Church Map 4 E3
clock tower of St Joseph’s Church Modern spire of the Ark of Wawel Cathedral pp66–71
Wawel Cathedral in Podgórze God Church in Nowa Huta