Ancient and sacred art

St. Rosalia – Patroness of the plague

Oil on canvas Poland, 17th / 18th century

Panoramic view of Krasnystaw as seen from the meadows

Painting on plywood by Antoni Teslar, Krasnystaw, 1941

The mystical wedding of St. Catherine Tempera on a board

Italy, end of the 16th century

Michał Potocki Painting on canvas, Poland, 18th century

Krasnystaw starost, the oldest son of Feliks Kazimierz Potocki and Krystyna Potocka, née Lubomirska. After his mother’s demise, he financially supported the Jesuit College she had helped to fund. In mid-18th century he bequeathed nearly 300 leather-bound volumes engraved with Pilawa coat of arms to the Jesuit library. One of the books DE CONSCIENTIA ET EIVS IVRE VEL CASIBUS. LIBRI QUINQVE is still in Krasnystaw.

Krystyna Anna Potocka, née Lubomirska - Painting on canvas, Poland, 18th...

Main founder of Saint Frances Xavier Church and the Jesuit College in Krasnystaw. In accordance with her will her mortal remains were entombed in Krasnystaw, in the same church she had helped to build and which she referred to as ‘her Little Daughter’.