Jerzy Siemiginowski
A Master of Baroque at the Court of Jan III
Illustrations and maps
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Jerzy Siemiginowski can justly be considered the foremost painter at the court of King Jan III. The years of education in Rome, financed by the monarch, enabled him to gain a thorough command of the workshop and conventions of painting. They gave him an intellectual facility in drawing inspiration from the troves of artistic achievements of the Antiquity, the Renaissance, and the Baroque. The works of Master Eleuter are typified by elaborate composition, flawless lines, and harmonious colouring; they represent the crowning achievement of the art of painting in the Commonwealth in the late seventeenth century. He portrayed major historical figures; he created etchings and paintings – mostly for churches in Warsaw and Kraków; he contributed to architectural and scenographic projects. His works were valued and celebrated. He earned a lot – no one else could command the kind of pay that he received for his canvasses. Born a burgher, he consistently strove upwards the social ladder, until he finally became a nobleman.
