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Sigismund I (koning van Polen)

male / Polish

king, collector of Dutch and Flemish painting, noble

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: Sigismund I Jagello

Qualifications: king, collector of Dutch and Flemish painting, noble
In 1533, the king ordered a large amount of tapestries in Bruges, 6 with scenes, 60 with the arms of Poland, Lithuania and Milan and 26 carpets without coats of arms. Maurits Henryck from Antwerp supervised the assignment on the spot (Szablowski 1972, p. 35)

Nationality/school: Polish

Born: Kozienice 1467-01-01

Deceased: Kraków 1548-04-01

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: Youngest son of Casimir IV and Elisabeth of Habsburg; father of Sigismund II Augustus and Catharina, wife of Johann III of Sweden; husband of Barbara Zápolya (1512-1515); 2. (in 1518) Bona Sforza

See also In this field, you will find references to names of groups or to the artists that made/make up groups. You may also come across references to other artists if there was/is question of collaboration without a joint name. This is the case, for instance, with artists who rendered parts of works by other artists (such as with P.P Rubens and J. Brueghel I).

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Period of activity: 1499 - 1548

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Głogów (Neder-Silezië) 1499
Duke of Glogau
1504
stadtholder of the Lausitz and lanfjord of Silesia
Krakau 1506 - 1548
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

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Literature in RKDLibrary: 1 hit in RKDlibrary as subject

Szablowski 1972 , p. 21, 24, 32-36 (as: Sigismund I Jagello)

lemma wikipedia (consulted June 2013)

Project: Gerson Digital : Poland

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Creation date: 2013-06-13; Last modified date: 2023-05-16

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