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During the entire period of his activities in the Polish territories, Szymon Czechowicz applied graphic models. The unique character of this approach, arguably stemming from the quality of education he had acquired when in Rome, boiled down to the consistency in his choice of prints, the majority of which he may have brought with him from Rome. As for the choice of compositions for copying and adaptation, Carlo Maratta provided the most important examples. Subsequently, the following Roman artists of the 17 th and early 18 th century should be named: Sebastiano Conca, Niccolò Berrettoni, Pier Leone Ghezzi, Pietro da Cortona, Giovanni Lanfranco, Pietro Nelli, Benedetto Luti, Mario Balassi. Among the presented paintings whose compositions are either literal or minimally modified repetitions of other artists’ solutions, there are hardly any high-quality works: monumental paintings, meant to form part of the high altar. Instead, what dominate are smaller-sized canvases placed in side-altars, crowning the high altar, in the backrests of the choir stalls, as well as a relatively small devotional painting; finally, paintings created with a significant if not dominant, contribution of the studio.