Speeches

Architecture in the time of Boleslaw the Bold. Some foundations, some continuations, some constructions, some reconstructions?
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Ecclesiastical organisation in the Piast era took a turn for the better under Boleslaus the Bold, with the establishment of new monasteries and even a bishopric in Plock. Given the powerful dispute among scholars over the initiative and role of Boleslaw the Bold in in the fineries, and finally the fall of the ruler and the unclear consequences of this for artistic foundations, we get a very complicated picture. They are cited either as great initiatives of this ruler (the abbey in Lubiń) or as realisations continuing his father's foundations (the abbeys in Tyniec and Mogilno). Some of the buildings at Wawel are also sometimes linked to the 2nd half of the 11th century, i.e. after 1058. Furthermore, the architecture of the Wiślica site, whose oldest buildings also date to the 2nd half of the 11th century, should be considered, as well as the origins of the architecture in Płock. The aim will be to critically review against the background of various activities and processes.
2025-09-18 10:30-11:00, MPPP, MPPP5