Pies w niedźwiedziej skórze. Raz jeszcze o dekoracji rzeźbiarskiej wilanowskiej bramy głównej
A dog in bear’s clothing. The sculptural decoration on the main gate of the Wilanów Palace Museum

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes one of the sculptures from the Wilanów main gate, which in the existing literature was considered to represent a bear. In fact, however, it is a representation of a dog. Archive sources revealed that this sculpture came from the Wilanów garden. It was not placed at the entrance gate until 1721, at a time when the former royal residence was owned by Queen Elżbieta Helena Sieniawska née Lubomirska. It is so far the only known garden sculpture from the Wilanow garden, probably coming from the times of King Jan III Sobieski.

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