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LOCCI, Augustyn

(b. 1640 Warszawa, d. 1732 Warszawa)

Polish architect of Italian origin. He was an amateur architect and King Jan Sobieski’s secretary and artistic adviser. He received primary education from his father - a royal architect of the house of Vasa - and then was trained by the architect Giovanni Battista Ghisleni (1600-1672). Further knowledge was supplemented by a stay in Rome (about 1680) and direct contacts at the Sobieski court with the leading architect Tylman van Gameren and other royal artists.

Augustyn worked primarily for Jan III, building the residence in Wilanów in 1677-1696 for which he created the fundamental architectural plans, provided construction solutions and arranged the decoration programmes for the interiors and palace façades. Furthermore, Augustyn supervised painters, sculptors, stucco masters and all sorts of artisans.

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In 1677, King Jan III Sobieski bought the land and turned an existing manor house into an Italian Baroque villa fit for a royal summer residence (calling it in Italian ‘villa nuova’, from which the Polish name is derived).

Along with Tylman van Gameren, the royal architect was Augustyn Locci, who turned the former manor house at Wilan�w, about 13 kilometers south of Warsaw, into a splendid palatial ensemble with pavilions and flanking galleries framed with two-story towers. On the advice of Andreas Schl�ter, and following his designs, the central elevation was raised in 1692.

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In 1677, King Jan III Sobieski bought the land and turned an existing manor house into an Italian Baroque villa fit for a royal summer residence (calling it in Italian ‘villa nuova’, from which the Polish name is derived).

Along with Tylman van Gameren, the royal architect was Augustyn Locci, who turned the former manor house at Wilan�w, about 13 kilometers south of Warsaw, into a splendid palatial ensemble with pavilions and flanking galleries framed with two-story towers. On the advice of Andreas Schl�ter, and following his designs, the central elevation was raised in 1692.

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In 1677, King Jan III Sobieski bought the land and turned an existing manor house into an Italian Baroque villa fit for a royal summer residence (calling it in Italian ‘villa nuova’, from which the Polish name is derived).

Along with Tylman van Gameren, the royal architect was Augustyn Locci, who turned the former manor house at Wilan�w, about 13 kilometers south of Warsaw, into a splendid palatial ensemble with pavilions and flanking galleries framed with two-story towers. On the advice of Andreas Schl�ter, and following his designs, the central elevation was raised in 1692.

The picture shows the view of the fa�ade from the royal gardens.

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