Painted decoration of the Etruscan Cabinet in the Wilanów Museum

Painted decoration of the Etruscan Cabinet in the Wilanów Museum

Studia Wilanowskie, 1989 r. T. XI

The Etruscan Cabinet, situated on the ground floor of the northern tower of the palace and facing the gardens, has undergone numerous conversions. Under John III it merely linked the palace chambers with a spiral staircase of the tower and it continued to serve this function until the times of Stanisław Kostka Potocki...

 

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    • Wilanów Studies

      Stanisław Kostka Potocki's collection of ancient sculpture and vases

      Studia Wilanowskie, 1989 r. T. XIThe second half of the 18th century in Poland saw the beginning of interest in antiquity caused not only by fashion coming from France and England, but also by tradition and close links between our culture and the ancient

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