we are presenting a description of the exhibition accompanied
with photos of the exposition and some works

  Title:

  Project Leader:

Dr. Halina Dergachova
Lviv State Art Gallery, Stefanyka Str.- 3, 79000, Lviv, Ukraine
Tel. (+38) 0322 720336
Fax (+38) 0322 740764
E-mail: dergach@city-adm.lviv.ua

  With the participation of:

Dr. Piotr Kondraciuk
Zamoyski Museum in Zamosc, Poland
Webl: www.muzeum-zamojskie.one.pl

  Photographs of the Lviv region by:
Volodymyr Monitz
Publishing house, "Multi-M", Lviv, Ukraine

  Photographs of the town of Zamosc by:
Henryk Szkutnik
Zamoyski Museum in Zamosc, Poland



  Brief description of the exhibition:

The exhibition focuses on the architectural monuments of built on the territory of Galicia, the region divided by Polish-Ukrainian boarder today, with the help of Italian masters. During many centuries Galicia was a part of Polish state and here a very active exchange of historic-cultural values of Ukrainian and Polish people took place and these architectural examples represent common heritage of these two nations.

While the monuments of Krakow and Zamostya are fairly well-known, the equally valuable examples in Lvov and the rest of Ukraine even by today havenot been researched properly by art historians. Only since recently, due to the fact that in 1998 the whole old part of Lviv was included into the UNESCO List of the World Heritage Sites we see a growing interest to Lviv heritage from the side of international community.

The aim of this exhibition is to show historical and cultural unity of Old Europe which was particularly evident during the transition from Medieval to the New Time (according to traditional classification). At that time Latin culture in the shape of Italian Humanism gets widely spread in most parts of Europe. Together with the spread of humanistic ideas, the demand for Italian style , “ stile all’italiana” grows as well.

Renaissance art forms was spread over to North and West of Europe thanks to the travelling masters-artists.

This process was triggered by the devastating fire of 1527 burned down medieval Lviv completely. The demand for architects and builders increased and among others, many Italian architects arrived in Lviv. ( The biggest part arrived from the Noth Italion Region and from the province of Ticino. Especially: Pietro Cannega ( Cannegia) called Barbone, Bernardo Morando from Padova, Paolo Dominici, called Paolo Romano, Paolo Italus da Ticino, called Paolo the Happy, Andrea dell'Aqua from Veneto and also their apprentices made the most valuable contribution into the image of Lviv and region.

The Renaissance Town of Zamosc

Situated in the eastern part of Poland, the town of Zamosc is most often referred to as the “ Ideal Town”, a “ Jewel of Renaissance Architecture” and the “ Padua of the North”.

Zamosc is an “Ideal Town” for its original layout followed the assumptions of Italian theoreticians of the Renaissance, such as Francesco di Giorgio Martini and Pietro Cataneo. It was designed and built by architect Bernardo Morando, strongly influenced by the Italian Renaissance, for one of the most outstanding Polish humanists of the period, a scholar, politician and a great sponsor of art – Jan Zamoyski. He also made the special role in giving the ultimate shape to the design of the town. 

Work of the construction of the town began in 1580. The main part includes the palace of the founder, the collegiate church, the Town Hall, the arsenal and the houses surrounding the market place.

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