Art in Poland, 1572-1764 : land of the winged horsemen / Jan K. Ostrowski

This book is the catalogue for a major exhibition at The Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore. The Art Institute of Chicago, Huntsville Museum of Art. The San Diego Museum of Art. The Philbrook Museum of Art, and the Royal Castle in Warsaw.

Introduction -- Definition and self-definition of Polish culture and art / Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann -- History of Poland in the 16th-18th centuries / Adam Zamoyski -- Map of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, c. 1600-1650 -- Polish Baroque art in its social and religious context / Jan K. Ostrowski -- Mechanisms of contact between Polish and European Baroque / Jan K. Ostrowski -- The impact of the Orient on the culture of old Poland? Zozislaw Zygulski, Jr. -- Architecture in Poland, 1572-1764 / Piotr Krasny --CATALOGUE: The Monarch -- The Magnate Class -- The military -- Religion -- Decorative arts -- BIOGRAPHIES OF ARTISTS --Significant political events in poland, c. 1550-1770.

In the golden years of the baroque era, Poland expressed creative ties to East and West in extraordinary works of fine and decorative art. This illustrated book displays more than 150 pieces that celebrate the cross-cultural richness of Poland's creative output during this period. From the dramatic uniform of the winged hussar complete with feathered wings and leopard skin to traditional portraits of royalty to a Turkish-style beverage service, these splendid objects represent Poland's diversity and breadth at a time when it was the largest land empire in Europe, stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea.

Translated from the Polish to English