Portrait of Abbot Christopher (Christophorus) Mechil of Żagań, 1514-1522
- Style
- Baroque
- Date
- 1732-1733
- Material and technique
- Fresco
- Location
- Poaugustinian Monastery Complex in Żagań, Poland
- Description
- The portrait was originally accompanied by the inscription: 'Ampliat ecclesiam, quam quinque altaribus auget; / Nec fratres capint plurima stalla hori. / Praegrandes curas causat parochia Quilitii. / Allia perturbant, cedat ut ipse loco". He enlarged the church and increased the number of altars by five. There are fewer brothers than there are places in the new stalls. He had many worries about the parish in Kwielice. He hated garlic and resigned the abbot dignity.
