Architektura kościoła pobernardyńskiego w Świętej Annie koło Przyrowa. Kompozycja brył i struktura wnętrza

Abstract

A 17th-century church in Święta Anna is distinguished by its layout, combining longitudinality with a tendency towards centralisation. Archival queries together with architectural form analysis resulted in advancing a thesis about primary character of club-shape finial of the eastern part, created by dome-vaulted chapels in modum crucis. This exceptionally innovative solution was previously considered to have resulted from later modifications. What should be emphasized is a multifaceted character of the sanctuary. A northern chapel itself combines functions of a nobility mausoleum, a place of exhibition of the famous for grace figure and safekeeping for sacred relics, whose cult became particularly significant in the post-Trent reform period. Architecture of the place should be examined in comparison with sacred buildings of historical Małopolska and European tradition of Italian provenance. An important issue is a way of perceiving internal space. Relative perception of forms depends on an observation point and changes when approaching the main altar. Artistic mastery is reflected by conscious usage of luministic effects.