Myśliwy i pan natury. Jeszcze raz o przedstawieniach zwierząt na nagrobku króla Władysława II Jagiełły
A Hunter and Master of Nature. Once Again About the Depictions of Animals on the Tomb-Chest of King W3adys3aw II Jagiełło

Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt to take a new look at the depictions of animals on the tomb-chest of the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania Władysław II Jagiełło; which was executed before 1431 by a workshop of undetermined provenance. On the basis of written sources and comparative material; it is argued that the uniform iconographic programme; which consists of depictions of a dragon under the king's feet; two lions under the monarch's head; and hounds and falcons on the tomb-chest; refers to the politically important concept of the ruler’s dominion over the natural world.

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