Kazanowski Palace
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The Kazanowski Palace also known as the Radziejowski Palace, was a large palace in Warsaw
, occupying the place where the Charitable Center Res Sacra Miser stands today.
bought him a Bobola
's wooden mansion at the Krakowskie Przedmieście
in Warsaw. Shortly after his return in 1628 from a journey to Western Europe
the prince ordered Constantino Tencalla, royal architect, to build him a new palace in Italian style
. Tencalla created one of the most wonderful palaces ever built in Warsaw.
In 1632 the prince gave the palace to his favourite, Adam Kazanowski
, which caused serious a misunderstanding with the King, and a special Sejm
select committee was appointed to elucidate the situation In 1637 Kazanowski rebuilt and enlarged the building according to Tencalla's design.
It was a large four-storied palace with a garden, enormous terrace
and central courtyard The alcove
tops were decorated with a gilded crowns The rich furnishings of the palace were described in 1646 by Jean Le Laboureur, a companion of an ambassador extraordinary of France to Poland, Madame de Guébriand. He was amazed by what he saw – a large Bacchus
sitting on a barrel on wheels made of pure silver, which served as a wine vessel during the solemn banquets, gilded wooden ceilings in Venetian
style filled with oil painting
s, marble
s, Flemish
and oriental tapestries
, master paintings
, oriental-style treasures, precious furniture from Italy
and Augsburg
, silverware, a bear
in a gilded cage in the front courtyard, and a large collection of musical instruments belonging to Crown Court Marshal
Kazanowski's private orchestra Le Laboureur wrote: Italy, which we visited after living Poland has nothing as magnificent and lordly. I admit that I was astonished and it seemed that I had been transferred to an enchanted palace. His patron Madame de Guébriand noted the rooms decorated with various cupboards of the most exquisite workmanship and tables, with the most beautiful objects in gold, silver and amber, the Marshal pleased with her delight aked which piece she would like to take, and despite her protests, he and his wife send her several amber caskets. Kazanowski also arranged a cabinet of curiosities
(Wunderkammer) in his palace and terrace garden on the escarp-side. The palace was famous not only because of its profuse furnishings but also due to central heating installed inside.
After Kazanowski's death the palace was passed on to his wife Elżbieta Słuszczanka, who some time later married Hieronim Radziejowski
. She was the wealthiest woman in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and after Radziejowski being found guilty of treason against the King, she became demanded a divorce, which caused a small private war in Warsaw between Radziejowski and the Słuszka family that took the Kazanowski palace by force. Radziejowski was convicted with death penalty and had to escape the boarders of the Commonwealth.
The rich Kazanowski Palace was ransacked and burned down during the Deluge in 1656 and was never rebuilt.
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, occupying the place where the Charitable Center Res Sacra Miser stands today.
History
When prince Władysław Vasa (future Władysław IV of Poland) became an adolescent, his father Sigismund III VasaSigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, a monarch of the united Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 to 1632, and King of Sweden from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599...
bought him a Bobola
Andrew Bobola
Andrew Bobola was a Polish missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus, known as the apostle of Lithuania and the "hunter of souls".-Biography:...
's wooden mansion at the Krakowskie Przedmieście
Krakowskie Przedmiescie
Krakowskie Przedmieście is one of the most impressive and prestigious streets of Poland's capital.Several other Polish cities also have streets named Krakowskie Przedmieście. In Lublin, it is the main and most elegant street...
in Warsaw. Shortly after his return in 1628 from a journey to Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
the prince ordered Constantino Tencalla, royal architect, to build him a new palace in Italian style
Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture. Stylistically, Renaissance...
. Tencalla created one of the most wonderful palaces ever built in Warsaw.
Adam Kazanowski
Adam Kazanowski was a noble of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1633. Greater Crown Stolnik from 1634, Court Chamberlain and castellan of Sandomierz from 1637, Court Marshall from 1643, żupnik of Wieliczka from 1642, starosta barcicki, borysowski, kozienicki, rumieński, solecki,...
, which caused serious a misunderstanding with the King, and a special Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
select committee was appointed to elucidate the situation In 1637 Kazanowski rebuilt and enlarged the building according to Tencalla's design.
It was a large four-storied palace with a garden, enormous terrace
Terrace (building)
A terrace is an outdoor, occupiable extension of a building above ground level. Although its physical characteristics may vary to a great degree, a terrace will generally be larger than a balcony and will have an "open-top" facing the sky...
and central courtyard The alcove
Alcove
Alcove , a vault) is an architectural term for a recess in a room, usually screened off by pillars, balustrades or drapery.In geography and geology, the term Alcove is used for a wind-eroded depression in the side of a cliff of a homogenous rock type, famous from sandstones of the Colorado Plateau...
tops were decorated with a gilded crowns The rich furnishings of the palace were described in 1646 by Jean Le Laboureur, a companion of an ambassador extraordinary of France to Poland, Madame de Guébriand. He was amazed by what he saw – a large Bacchus
Dionysus
Dionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology. His name in Linear B tablets shows he was worshipped from c. 1500—1100 BC by Mycenean Greeks: other traces of Dionysian-type cult have been found in ancient Minoan Crete...
sitting on a barrel on wheels made of pure silver, which served as a wine vessel during the solemn banquets, gilded wooden ceilings in Venetian
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
style filled with oil painting
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
s, marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
s, Flemish
Early Netherlandish painting
Early Netherlandish painting refers to the work of artists active in the Low Countries during the 15th- and early 16th-century Northern renaissance, especially in the flourishing Burgundian cities of Bruges and Ghent...
and oriental tapestries
Tapestry
Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven on a vertical loom, however it can also be woven on a floor loom as well. It is composed of two sets of interlaced threads, those running parallel to the length and those parallel to the width ; the warp threads are set up under tension on a...
, master paintings
Old Master
"Old Master" is a term for a European painter of skill who worked before about 1800, or a painting by such an artist. An "old master print" is an original print made by an artist in the same period...
, oriental-style treasures, precious furniture from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
, silverware, a bear
Bear
Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
in a gilded cage in the front courtyard, and a large collection of musical instruments belonging to Crown Court Marshal
Offices in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
This article discusses the organizational and administrative structure of the Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthThe Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth This article discusses the organizational and administrative structure of the Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthThe Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth This article...
Kazanowski's private orchestra Le Laboureur wrote: Italy, which we visited after living Poland has nothing as magnificent and lordly. I admit that I was astonished and it seemed that I had been transferred to an enchanted palace. His patron Madame de Guébriand noted the rooms decorated with various cupboards of the most exquisite workmanship and tables, with the most beautiful objects in gold, silver and amber, the Marshal pleased with her delight aked which piece she would like to take, and despite her protests, he and his wife send her several amber caskets. Kazanowski also arranged a cabinet of curiosities
Cabinet of curiosities
A cabinet of curiosities was an encyclopedic collection in Renaissance Europe of types of objects whose categorical boundaries were yet to be defined. They were also known by various names such as Cabinet of Wonder, and in German Kunstkammer or Wunderkammer...
(Wunderkammer) in his palace and terrace garden on the escarp-side. The palace was famous not only because of its profuse furnishings but also due to central heating installed inside.
After Kazanowski's death the palace was passed on to his wife Elżbieta Słuszczanka, who some time later married Hieronim Radziejowski
Hieronim Radziejowski
Hieronim Radziejowski was a Polish noble, politician and diplomat, father of Michał Stefan Radziejowski.He was starost of Sochaczew since 1643 and Deputy Chancellor of the Crown between 1650 and 1652...
. She was the wealthiest woman in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and after Radziejowski being found guilty of treason against the King, she became demanded a divorce, which caused a small private war in Warsaw between Radziejowski and the Słuszka family that took the Kazanowski palace by force. Radziejowski was convicted with death penalty and had to escape the boarders of the Commonwealth.
The rich Kazanowski Palace was ransacked and burned down during the Deluge in 1656 and was never rebuilt.