The
mannerist architecture and sculpture in Poland includes two major traditions, Polish/Italian and Dutch/Flemish, that dominated in northern Poland.
The
Silesian mannerism of southwestern Poland was largely influenced by Bohemian and German mannerism, while the Pomeranian mannerism of northwestern Poland was influenced by
Gothic tradition and Northern German mannerism. The Jews in Poland adapted patterns of Italian and Polish mannerism to their own tradition.
The mannerist
complex of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska and mannerist City of
Zamość are
UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The Polish mannerism, though largely dominated by Italian architects and sculptors, has unique characteristics which differentiate it from its Italian equivalent, including
attics, decorational motives, the construction and shape of buildings, and Dutch, Bohemian, and German influences.
Among the notable architects and sculptors of Polish/Italian mannerism were Santi Gucci, Jan Michałowicz of Urzędów, Giovanni Maria Padovano,
Giovanni Battista di Quadro
Giovanni Battista di Quadro (Polish ''Jan Baptysta Quadro'', Latin ''Joannes Baptista Quadro'') (died between 10 April 1590 and 16 January 1591) was an Italian renaissance architect, one of the most famous architects in Central Europe in his era. ...
, Jan Frankiewicz,
Galleazzo Appiani, Jan Jaroszewicz, Bernardo Morando, Kasper Fodyga, Krzysztof Bonadura, Antoneo de Galia, and many others.
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
See also
*
List of mannerist structures in Central Poland
*
List of mannerist structures in Northern Poland
Notes and references
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Mannerist architecture in Poland