IMPERIAL CHANCELLERY IN HOFBURG, ROYAL CASTLES IN WARSAW AND WILANÓW, AND THE PORT GATE IN SZCZECIN – A STORY OF ONE DETAIL

Abstract

The surprising similarity between decorative motifs found in Rome, Versailles, Warsaw, Berlin, Vienna and Szczecin is worth taking a closer look at to see how they relate. The popularity of the iconographic motif depicting Fames blowing on trumpets grew significantly during the Baroque period. It was because of its visual attractiveness and explicitness. This motive was a clear sign of the founder's prestige. The sources of the formal similarities between the presented examples are discussed in this article.