Portrait of Abbot Jodok Jäkel (Jodocus læckel), 1507-+1514
- 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: 'Camisias ex lino aufert, veteremque rigorem / Urget divinumque ordinat officium, / Comparat ornatus sacros; pars optima silvae, / Coy vulgo, nobis tollitur invidia'. A proponent of strict rule, he banned the wearing of linen nightgowns. He established daily masses. He took care of the church equipment. Unfortunately, the monastery lost a magnificent part of the forest called Koj through envy.
