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Wilanów Palace (, ) is a former royal palace located in the
Wilanów Wilanów () is a dzielnica, district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Palace of Versailles, Versailles," and second home to various List of Polish rulers, Polish kings. Wilanów is home to many v ...
district of
Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...
, Poland. It was built between 1677 and 1696 for the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
John III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( (); (); () 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobieski was educated at the Jagiellonian University and toured Eur ...
according to a design by architect Augustyn Wincenty Locci. Wilanów Palace survived Poland's partitions and both World Wars, and so serves as one of the most remarkable examples of
Baroque architecture Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the late 16th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means to ...
in the country. It is one of Poland's most important monuments. The palace's museum, established in 1805, is a repository of the country's royal and artistic heritage and receives around 3 million visitors annually (2019), making it one of the most visited palaces and monuments in the world. The palace and park in Wilanów host cultural events and concerts, including Summer Royal Concerts in the Rose Garden and the International Summer Early Music Academy. The palace, together with other elements of Warsaw Old Town, is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, as designated on 16 September 1994. Its listing is maintained by the National Institute of Cultural Heritage. Since 2006, the palace has been a member of the international Association of the Royal Residences of Europe.


History

Wilanów Palace was built for King
John III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( (); (); () 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobieski was educated at the Jagiellonian University and toured Eur ...
in the last quarter of the 17th century and later was enlarged by other owners. It represents the characteristic type of
Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...
suburban residence built '' entre cour et jardin'' (between the entrance court and the garden). Its architecture is original, a merger of generally European art with distinctively Polish building traditions. Upon its elevations and in the palace interiors ancient symbols glorify the Sobieski family, especially the military triumphs of the king. After the death of John III Sobieski in 1696, the palace was owned by his sons and later by the famous magnate families Sieniawskis, Czartoryskis, Lubomirskis, Potockis and Branicki family. In 1720, the property was purchased by Polish stateswoman Elżbieta Sieniawska who enlarged the palace. Between 1730 and 1733 it was a residence of
Augustus II the Strong Augustus II the Strong (12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733), was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1697 to 1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the H ...
, the king of Poland (the palace was exchanged with him for the Blue Palace at Senatorska Street), and after his death, the property came to Sieniawska's daughter Maria Zofia Czartoryska. Every owner changed the interiors of the palace, as well as the gardens and grounds, according to the current fashion and needs. In 1778 the estate was inherited by Izabela Lubomirska, called ''The Blue Marquise''. She refurbished some of the interiors in the
neoclassical style Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassici ...
between 1792 and 1793 and build a '' corps de garde'', a kitchen building and a bathroom building under the supervision of Szymon Bogumił Zug. In the year 1805, the owner Stanisław Kostka Potocki, opened a museum in a part of the palace, one of the first public museums in Poland. A most notable example of the collections is Potocki's equestrian portrait made by renowned neoclassical French artist
Jacques-Louis David Jacques-Louis David (; 30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in ...
in 1781. Besides European and Oriental art, the central part of the palace displayed a commemoration of King John III Sobieski and the glorious national past. The palace was damaged by German forces in World War II, but it was not demolished after the 1944
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. After the war, the palace was renovated, and most of the collection stolen by
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was repatriated. In 1962 it was reopened to the public.


Design


Exterior structure

The structure was designed by Augustyn Wincenty Locci. The architecture of the palace is a unique example of different building traditions - reminiscent of Polish aristocratic mansions with side towers, the Italian suburban villa and French palaces ''entre cour et jardin'' with two oblong wings on each side of the ''
cour d'honneur A court of honor ( ; ) is the principal and formal approach and forecourt of a large building. It is usually defined by two secondary wings projecting forward from the main central block ('' corps de logis''), sometimes with a fourth side, co ...
''. During the first stage of construction, between 1677 and 1680, the building was a typical Polish
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with four alcove towers attached to the one-storeyed square building. Between 1681 and 1688, the building was enhanced and two gallery wings ending with towers were added. This new appearance was probably inspired by Palladio's Villa Montagnana. Shortly after the King's death the third stage of the reconstruction was accomplished. Between 1688 and 1696 the
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above the main building was erected and the towers were covered with baroque
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s, all resembling the Villa Doria Pamphili in Rome (especially its initial design by Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi). The King and his
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Adam Adamandy Kochański took active part in the design and construction of the palace. The latter was responsible for the ideological and artistic programme, where motives and decoration elements played an essential role in glorifying the monarch, his wife and the Republic - busts of king and queen among the effigies of ancient characters, gods and goddesses, Roman emperors and empresses (such as the
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, Zeus-Amun,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, Dido and
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among others),
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and Pogonia,
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s of the Commonwealth regions (
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and
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,
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, Red Ruthenia and Royal Prussia). They were issued by sculptors Andreas Schlüter (many
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s and other secondary aspects of the façade), Stefan Szwaner and a
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decorator named Antoni of
Wilanów Wilanów () is a dzielnica, district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Palace of Versailles, Versailles," and second home to various List of Polish rulers, Polish kings. Wilanów is home to many v ...
. Some of the sculptures were made in the
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by Lodewijk Willemsens and Artus Quellinus the Elder' workshop, shipped to
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and then transported to Warsaw. An ornate
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on the south wall with
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, together with the opposite composition with
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on the north wall, were intended to underline the King's patronage of science and orderliness in the Commonwealth during his reign. They were executed by Antoni of Wilanów, according to the design by
Johannes Hevelius Johannes Hevelius Some sources refer to Hevelius as Polish: * * * * * * * Some sources refer to Hevelius as German: * * * * *of the Royal Society * (in German also known as ''Hevel''; ; – 28 January 1687) was a councillor and mayor of Danz ...
(astronomical aspect), Adam Adamandy Kochański (mathematical aspect) and Augustyn Locci (artistic aspect). The side wings embracing a courtyard, initiated by the King, were built long after his death by Elżbieta Sieniawska. They were constructed in the fourth stage of the enlargement between 1720 and 1729. Sieniawska was very concerned in maintaining the substantial historical residence of the ''Rex victoriossimus'' (Victorious King), as it was called. Despite that she transformed the palace into a French style ''palais enchanté'' according to a design by Giovanni Spazzio, with two new wings harmonious with the 17th century ''corps de logis''. She employed the most renowned architects and artists for this undertaking, such as previously mentioned Spazzio, Jan Zygmunt Deybel, Józef Fontana, Jan Jerzy Plersch and Giovanni Rossi. While the original royal palace was decorated with reliefs depicting the deeds of John III, the new wings were adorned with battlefield achievements of Sieniawska's husband and father-in-law - Adam Mikołaj and Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski, Sobieski's comrades.


Interior space

The most prominent Polish and foreign artists participated in the decoration of the palace interiors. It was entrusted to painters Martino Altomonte, Jan Rayzner of
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, Michelangelo Palloni, sculptor Stefan Szwaner and stucco decorators Szymon Józef Bellotti, Antoni of Wilanów and Abraham Paris. They were supervised by the official court painters Claude Callot and later by Jerzy Siemiginowski-Eleuter. The latter, one of the greatest Polish painters of that time, had a significant influence on the palace's subsequent internal aspects ( plafonds in the
state room A state room or stateroom in a large European mansion is usually one of a suite of very grand rooms which were designed for use when entertaining royalty. The term was most widely used in the 17th and 18th centuries. They were the most lavishly ...
s,
fresco Fresco ( or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting become ...
es). Internal decoration was also superintended by Adam Kochański, a great admirer of China, who supported closer economic relations of the
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with the "Central nation". Due to his influence, Wilanów and other residencies were full of luxury Chinese imports and
chinoiserie (, ; loanword from French '' chinoiserie'', from '' chinois'', "Chinese"; ) is the European interpretation and imitation of Chinese and other Sinosphere artistic traditions, especially in the decorative arts, garden design, architecture, lite ...
. The 17th-century palace inventories included the works of the greatest contemporary and ancient masters, like
Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (; ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), mononymously known as Rembrandt was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and Drawing, draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in ...
(''Portuguese rabbi'', '' The Girl in a Picture Frame'', ''The Adoration of the Magi'', ''Abraham and Hagar'', ''Portrait of an old man'' in the so-called ''Dutch Room'' of the palace),
Pieter van Laer Pieter Bodding van Laer (christened 14 December 1599, in Haarlem – 1641 or later) was a Dutch Painting, painter and Printmaking, printmaker. He was active in Rome for over a decade and was known for Genre works, genre scenes, animal paintings a ...
, called ''Bamboccio'' (''Travellers''),
Anthony van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (; ; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque painting, Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy. The seventh child of ...
(''Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane''), Ferdinand van Kessel (battle scenes,
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paintings and
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s),
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, Caracci brothers,
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and Bernardo Strozzi. The chambers were filled with precious furnishings, like silver
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, silver pyramid with 11 baskets, a three-storeyed silver fountain or a silk
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presented by the Shah of Persia. Unfortunately they were scattered by the successive proprietors, appropriated by Frederick Augustus of
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and transported to
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or looted by the Germans during World War II (e.g. John III's tortoise-shell cabinet, never retrieved). Among the artists appointed for decoration of the palace's interiors in the 18th century were Giuseppe Rossi, an Italian
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painter, who adorned the chambers with ''
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'' paintings and stucco decorators Francesco Fumo and Pietro Innocente Comparetti. Following the example of Queen Marie Casimire Sobieska, who ordered a painting of herself as a goddess on the palace plafonds, Elżbieta Sieniawska embellished the Lower Vestibule with a fresco of
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. On her initiative, the walls in the royal chambers were covered with
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n velvet. The walls of the second floor, that is the ''Great Dining Room'', were covered with frescoes depicting
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,
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and
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as an
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of ''Virtus Heroica'' (Heroic Valor), Hebe symbolizing ''Venustas'' (Beauty) completed with panoplies. Sieniawska's daughter, Maria Zofia Czartoryska, furnished the palace with new fireplaces made of white-cherry
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and crowned with mirrors in rich
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frames. In the contract with King Augustus II, Maria Zofia obliged him to preserve the palace unchanged. Therefore, his actions were limited to finishing the new dining room, called the ''White Room'' in the southern wing and to the decoration of some unfinished interiors. The plafonds and other paintings were executed by Julien Poison, Johann Samuel Mock and Lorenzo Rossi, while the decorative
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panneaux in the ''Chinese Room'' were made by Martin Schnell.


Garden

An integral part of the palace, almost since its beginning, is the garden. Initially, it had the character of a baroque '' Italian garden'' in a semicircular form surrounding the palace on the east. In its composition this geometric garden fitted in well with the ancient patterns and the palace arrangement. It consisted of an upper garden located on a terrace with two arbours in the form of
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s in each corner, and lower garden. During the third stage of the reconstruction of the palace the geometric garden
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s were replaced with ''embroidered'' parterres ''à la française'' inspired by
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's works. At that time the garden was embellished with gilded lead sculptures by Gaspar Richter of Gdańsk and vases carved in cherry marble from Chęciny. In the beginning of the 18th century the garden was enlarged, the late baroque parterre ornamentation was replaced with Régence motives completed with Sieniawska's coat of arms '' Szreniawa'' in the northern parts and her monogram in the southern part. In 1784 Izabela Lubomirska transformed neighbouring territories of Wilanów folwark into a ''jardin anglo-chinois'' according to Szymon Bogumił Zug's design. This new garden with rich vegetation, sinuous paths and cascades was inspired by works of William Chambers, Thomas Whately and August Moszyński.


Panorama


Gallery

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, 1781 File:Wilanów Palace interior 01.jpg, The interior of the palace featuring a gallery of paintings File:2018-07-06 Pałac w Wilanowie 09.jpg, The palace interior File:2018-07-06 Pałac w Wilanowie 13.jpg, King's apartments File:Pałac1 624965 639 4 z1.07.1965 i 639 8 z 01.07.1965;639 z 01.1973.JPG, View of the palace from the gardens File:Wilanow Palace XIII.JPG, The south wing of the palace File:Entrance Gate of the Wilanów Palace grounds, Warsaw, Poland 2019.jpg, The main palace gate File:2018-07-06 Pałac w Wilanowie 03.jpg, Statue of King
John III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( (); (); () 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobieski was educated at the Jagiellonian University and toured Eur ...
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See also

* List of palaces in Poland * List of Baroque residences * List of most visited palaces and monuments * Museum of King John III's Palace at Wilanów


References


Sources

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External links


Wilanów Palace Museum websiteWilanow for Young Talents – Fashion at the Court of King Jan III Sobieski exhibition
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