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Jan Matejko’s musical choir
Subject
Chór muzyczny
Author, school, workshop
Projekt Jan Matejko (1838-1893)
Contributor
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Date
1890 r.
Type
Detal architektoniczny
Material and technique
Kamień polichromowany/Kucie, polichromowanie, złocenie
Size
Brak danych
Signatures and inscriptions
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Identity number
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Department
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Links/analogies
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Owner
Bazylika Mariacka w Krakowie
Copyright
Bazylika Mariacka w Krakowie
Location
Prezbiterium, ściana północna
Description
The neo-Gothic organ choir, modelled on the motifs of the oriel of the castle in Dębno near Tarnów, was designed by Jan Matejko. The bust of St Cecilia, patron saint of sacred music, placed on the choir's central console was forged by Zygmunt Langman in 1890. The saint's features were lent by the sculptor's wife (according to others, Teodora, Matejko's wife).