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Mural paintings at the Chapel of Saint Casimir of Vilnius Cathedral
The Royal Chapel of St Casimir in Vilnius Cathedral is the masterpiece of Lithuanian Baroque. Beside expressive paintings there are two huge frescoes decorating its eastern and western walls. The mural paintings were created by Michelangelo Palloni, Italian painter who worked in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 onward. Building of the Chapel started immediately after prince Casimir was…
Creator
- Michelangelo Palloni
- Michelangelo Palloni
Subject
- saints
Type of item
- mural paintings (visual works)
- history paintings
Medium
- fresco painting (technique)
- Fresco painting
Creator
- Michelangelo Palloni
- Michelangelo Palloni
Subject
- saints
Type of item
- mural paintings (visual works)
- history paintings
Medium
- fresco painting (technique)
- Fresco painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Creation date
- 1692
- 1692
Current location
- Vilniaus katedra
Source
- Lithuanian Art Museum
Identifier
- LIT_280_008
Extent
- “The Opening of the Coffin of St Casimir” - 285 cm x 402 cm
- “Resurrection of Ursula” - 295 cm x 402 cm
Language
- English
- Lietuvių
- eng
Relations
- Mural paintings at the Chapel of Saint Casimir
Year
- 1692
Providing country
- Lithuania
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-12-03T09:38:09.955Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2020-06-14T09:44:37.701Z