File:Melich Sigismund III Vasa on catafalque.jpg

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Summary

Christian Melich: Sigismund III Vasa on catafalque. (

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Artist



Alternative names	Meilich
Description	Southern Netherlandish-Polish painter
Date of birth/death		after 1655 date QS:P,+1655-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1655-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Location of birth/death	Antwerp	Vilnius ?
Work period	1604-1655 (Member of the St. Martin's Fraternity in Vilnius)
Work location	Warsaw (1620-...), Nieporęt (1652)
Authority file	: Q18508076 VIAF: 95742548 ULAN: 500010077 RKD: 133713

Title

Sigismund III Vasa on catafalque.

Date

1633

Medium

oil on copper plate

Dimensions

height: 31.8 cm (12.5 in); width: 39.9 cm (15.7 in)

Collection

Wawel Castle

	Native name	Zamek Królewski na Wawelu
	Location	Kraków
	Coordinates	50° 03′ 15.84″ N, 19° 56′ 11.76″ E
	Established	1930 (Museum)
	Website	www.wawel.krakow.pl
	Authority file	: Q18820 VIAF: 312997222 ISNI: 0000000109464571 LCCN: n79135471 OSM: 2270819 GND: 2017359-3 WorldCat

Object history

transferred to Adam Lubomirski, Przeworsk

deposited to Wawel Royal Castle, Kraków by Lubomirski Museum, Wrocław

Inscriptions

Caption bottom right:

Sigismundus III D.G. Rex Poloniae et Sueciae obiit A. 1632 Die 30 Apr.

Notes

King Sigismund III on his death-bed displayed in the Guard Chamber at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. The King was depicted with the "Muscovy Crown" on his head and the "Swedish Crown" put on a pillow next to him.

References

Source/Photographer

Instytut Historii Kultury Materialnej (2007). Kwartalnik historii kultury materialnej. Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. Vol. 55, p. 196

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