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church. The design was probably provided by the court architect
Costantino Tencalla, and the construction carried out from 1627
to 1633 by Andrea and Antonio Castelli. The transformation of
the Sigismund Chapel model, in the spirit of the Counter-Refor-
mation evident already in the Myszkowski Chapel, here moves
one step further towards the Baroque. The square plan is stretched
out to form a rectangle, and the dome becomes oval-shaped,
introducing a sense of direction and dynamism to the structures.
The ascetic architecture of the elevations contrasts with the rich
yet solemn decoration of the interior in black marble. Of the same
material were made the tombs of Krzysztof and Jerzy Zbaraskis,
the last members of the powerful borderland clan, with fully-
armoured alabaster figures of the two brothers.
The series of chapels terminates with the impressive Our Lady
of the Rosary Chapel, built in its present form from 1685 to 1688
as a votive for the 1683 victory over the Turks at Vienna. It is
almost a self-contained small church, on a Greek-cross ground
plan, the half-domes topping the transept arms lending a flower-
like shape to it, which is an allusion to the Marian dedication of
the chapel. The south elevation picturesquely closes the perspec-
tive of Poselska Street. The exterior is modest, the corner pilasters
its entire decoration. In contrast to the other chapels, the dome
plays a minimal role in the composition, since it is hardly visible,
hidden inside the roof. As a shrine of a popular religious
fraternity, the chapel has rich decoration, with Late Baroque
murals, black marble altars, many paintings and epitaphs.
Among the remaining treasures of the church are a number of
large paintings by Tommaso Dolabella, who for a long time had
his studio in the Dominican monastery. The fire also spared some
of the tombs: near the reconstructed tomb of Prince Leszek the
Black is the bronze slab of Filippo Buonaccorsi called Callimachus
(d. 1496), cast in the Nuremberg Vischer works to a design by
14;. Myszkowski Chapel in the Dominican Church, 1603-1614
275
Costantino Tencalla, and the construction carried out from 1627
to 1633 by Andrea and Antonio Castelli. The transformation of
the Sigismund Chapel model, in the spirit of the Counter-Refor-
mation evident already in the Myszkowski Chapel, here moves
one step further towards the Baroque. The square plan is stretched
out to form a rectangle, and the dome becomes oval-shaped,
introducing a sense of direction and dynamism to the structures.
The ascetic architecture of the elevations contrasts with the rich
yet solemn decoration of the interior in black marble. Of the same
material were made the tombs of Krzysztof and Jerzy Zbaraskis,
the last members of the powerful borderland clan, with fully-
armoured alabaster figures of the two brothers.
The series of chapels terminates with the impressive Our Lady
of the Rosary Chapel, built in its present form from 1685 to 1688
as a votive for the 1683 victory over the Turks at Vienna. It is
almost a self-contained small church, on a Greek-cross ground
plan, the half-domes topping the transept arms lending a flower-
like shape to it, which is an allusion to the Marian dedication of
the chapel. The south elevation picturesquely closes the perspec-
tive of Poselska Street. The exterior is modest, the corner pilasters
its entire decoration. In contrast to the other chapels, the dome
plays a minimal role in the composition, since it is hardly visible,
hidden inside the roof. As a shrine of a popular religious
fraternity, the chapel has rich decoration, with Late Baroque
murals, black marble altars, many paintings and epitaphs.
Among the remaining treasures of the church are a number of
large paintings by Tommaso Dolabella, who for a long time had
his studio in the Dominican monastery. The fire also spared some
of the tombs: near the reconstructed tomb of Prince Leszek the
Black is the bronze slab of Filippo Buonaccorsi called Callimachus
(d. 1496), cast in the Nuremberg Vischer works to a design by
14;. Myszkowski Chapel in the Dominican Church, 1603-1614
275