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High altar

Identifier
DZIELO/23612
Amount
1
Catalogue note author
Józef Skrabski

Abstract

The high altar of the St. Anne's Church in Cracow was made by Baltazar Fontana and his workshop in 1695-1703. It belongs to the most outstanding examples of street furniture and sculpture in Polish art. Fontana used a number of motifs taken from Roman art: twisted columns from St. Peter's confession in the Vatican Basilica, a radiant aureole from St. Peter's throne in the same basilica. Even statues of St. Stanislaus and St. Adalbert remind the Church Fathers holding St. Peter's throne in the Vatican temple.

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How to cite?

Józef Skrabski, "High altar", [in:] "The Sacred Lesser Poland Heritage", 2024, source:  https://sdm.upjp2.edu.pl/en/works/high-altar-44

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