Palace of Art
Pałac Sztuki, or the Palace of Art, began as the headquarters of the Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych beside Plac Szczepański 4—today it functions as a gallery building in its original cultural role. The structure was raised in 1898–1901, and its Secession-style design is credited to architect Franciszek Mączyński, drawing inspiration from the famous Secession Pavilion in Vienna. Inside the decoration, major Kraków artists contributed: Jacek Malczewski designed a dramatic frieze about the shifting fortunes of an artist. The building also incorporates carved likenesses—Antoni Madeyski, Konstanty Laszczka, and Teodor Rygier created busts of masters especially important to Polish art. On the façade, a columned portico is topped by a figure of Apollo in a sunburst halo, while the roof is sheet-metal and partly glazed. …
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