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The unpreserved design of the ‘The Princess Ogińska Gate’ in Siedlce is discussed. Founded by Michał Fryderyk Czartoryski in 1773-76, it was a town gate while also serving as the belfry of St Stanislaus Parish Church. The Author traces certain analogies between its composition and the ancient gate from Spello (a locality in the Umbria region) whose drawing was included in Book III of Sebastian Serlio’s treatise. Pointing to certain similarities, the Author demonstrates that the design was most likely executed by Szymon Bogumił Zug.
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In 1726, as a result of extensions made to the royal residence on the Krakowskie Przedmieście, the Warsaw-based Order of St. John of God (Italian: Fatebenefratelli) were forced to sell part of their real estate and thus relocate their monastery to another site. The order signed a contract with architects Antoni Solari and Józef Fontana for the construction of a new church, monastery and hospital on lands acquired in the modern-day district of Muranów. The ensuing design was never carried out in full. Jakub Fontana’s design is recorded in a drawing discovered by the author of this article originating from 1760 which has served as a key source in rereading the building history and design phases of the monastery complex
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