Chrystian Piotr Aigner
Chrystian Piotr Aigner (1756 in Puławy, Poland – 9 February 1841 in Florence, Italy)[1] was a Polish architect and theoretician of architecture.
Life
Chrystian Piotr Aigner acquired extensive knowledge of architecture in the course of several journeys to
Warsaw University,[4] he was active in Warsaw until 1825 and in Kraków before leaving for Italy for good[5] in 1827.[6]
Aigner at first applied the decorative forms of early
Neogothic structures (the Gothic House in Puławy). He also published a pattern book, Budowy kościołów... (Church Building...), which exerted a great influence on Polish sacral architecture in the first half of the 19th century.[7]
Aigner's work represents a mature classicism, inspired directly by Italian influences, and later enriched by
Neogothic forms and enriched spatial arrangements (palaces with rotunda in a corner). His theoretical writings include "Rozprawa o świątyniach u starożytnych i o słowiańskich," Roczniki Towarzystwa Warszawskiego Przyjaciół Nauk ("A Treatise on Ancient and Slavic Temples," Annals of the Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning), 1808.[8]
During the
pikemen.[9]
Works
- Classicist palace in Olesin, Puławy County (1782–1830), with Stanisław Kostka Potocki
- Palace in Igołomia
- Palace in Zarzecze, Przeworsk County
- Remodeling of Łańcut Castle
- Church in Międzyrzec Podlaski
- Czartoryski residence in Puławy (Church of the Assumption, Gothic House, Temple of the Sibyl, Marynka's Palace), 1785–1810
- Church of St. Alexander in Suwałki
- Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Żyrzyn
- Epitaph of Kraków Bishop Kajetan Sołtyk in Wawel Cathedral
- Classicist manor house in Bachorza
In Warsaw:
- Krasiński Palace in Ursynów (1785–86), with Stanisław Kostka Potocki, rebuilt in 1858 by Zygmunt Rozpędowski
- Remodeling of Leszno, Warsaw, palace (1785–88), probably only the interiors
- St. Alexander's Church, 1818–25
- Façade of St. Anne's Church (1786–88), with Stanisław Kostka Potocki; rebuilding of bell tower, 1816
- Façade of St. Andrew's Church
- Remodeling of the Warsaw Arsenal (1792)
- Remodeling of main entrance hall at Wilanów Palace (1792)
- Villa of Izabela Lubomirska at Krzeszowice (1792)
- Library of Hotel Bristol
- Remodeling of Natolin Palace(1808)
- Morysin Summer Palace, near Wilanów, with Stanisław Kostka Potocki
- Mint on ulica Bielańska (demolished in 1905 by Russian Imperial authorities)
- Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory
- Remodeling of the Presidential Palace (formerly, "Viceregal Palace"), 1818–19 [10][11][12]
Gallery
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Czartoryski palace, Puławy -
Marynka's Palace, Puławy -
Temple of the Sibyl, Puławy -
Church of the Assumption, Puławy -
Gothic House, Puławy -
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Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory -
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St. Nicholas' Church, inNeoclassicist façadeby Aigner.
Notes
- ^ Information from the Polish Wikipedia article, 14:07, 22 August 2009, edition.
- Encyklopedia Polski, p. 12.
- Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN(PWN Universal Encyclopedia), volume 1, p. 32.
- Encyklopedia Polski, p. 12.
- Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN(PWN Universal Encyclopedia), volume 1, p. 32.
- ^ Information from the Polish Wikipedia article, 14:07, 22 August 2009, edition.
- Encyklopedia Polski, p. 12.
- Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN(PWN Universal Encyclopedia), volume 1, p. 32.
- ^ Information from the Polish Wikipedia article, 14:07, 22 August 2009, edition.
- Encyklopedia Polski, p. 12.
- Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN(PWN Universal Encyclopedia), volume 1, p. 32.
- ^ Information from the Polish Wikipedia article, 14:07, 22 August 2009, edition.
References
- T. Jaroszewski, Chrystian Piotr Aigner, architekt warszawskiego klasycyzmu (Chrystian Piotr Aigner: Architect of Warsaw Classicism), Warsaw, 1970.
- "Aigner, Chrystian Piotr," Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1973, p. 32.
- "Aigner, Chrystian Piotr," ISBN 83-86328-60-6, p. 12.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chrystian Piotr Aigner.
- "Chrystian Piotr Aigner," in Biographies of Persons Connected with Puławy (in Polish)
- The architecture of Olesin in paintings by Zygmunt Vogel (1764–1826), in Polish
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