"Kunstkammern" in Poland

[Elena Gapova]

I am not an "expert", but my guess would be that something of the kind might
have been in the Rdziwill family place, in Nyaswizh (which is now in
Belarus). These unbelievably rich and powerful magnates had a European-type
court, a theatre (probably the only one in the Polish kingdom at the time),
a green house with exotic plants, several parks (English, French and
Japanese style); they supported "arts" etc. There could be a kunstkammern
as well...

Elena Gapova


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From: andrzej niekrasz <aniekrasz at HOTMAIL.COM>
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Sent: 31 January 2002 10:43 AM
Subject: "Kunstkammern" in Poland


> This is not a literature question, but I hope someone will be able to
advise
> me:
>
> I am looking for evidence of sixteenth, seventeenth or eighteenth century
> Polish "Kunstkammern" or cabinets of curiosities, comprised of art works,
> decorative objects and/or natural specimens. Has anyone encountered
> descriptions of such a collection or even a mere mention? Which magnates
> might have assembled such a collection and where might surviving purchase
> records/catalogues be archived in Poland?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Carmen Niekrasz
> Northwestern University
> Department of Art History
>
>
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