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Abstract

In the Moorish Hall of Kórnik Castle there is a group of 12 stucco coats of arms, situated according to the programme developed by Tytus Działyński, owner of the residence. Another 34 coats of arms painted on canvas were meant to be put on the northern wall of the hall. This article contains a new, much improved in comparison to the previous ones, description of the whole set, as well as an attempt to reconstruct the process of its creation and analyze the ideas standing behind its design. Thanks to the research it was possible to identify the graphics used as models by Działyński, describe the various stages of his work, point out what was never finished and above all to propose a new and in-depth interpretation of the ideological message embedded in the whole set. It seems that Działyński intended to depict the history of Poland in its golden age by the use of the coats of arms. Those 34 missing coats of arms of the voivodeships of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were meant to be the most important of all and their absence makes it impossible to understand Działyński’s intentions.

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Aleksandra Losik-Sidorska

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