Published: 2025-12-28

More about the use of models as design and visualization tools in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. (Small-scale architecture, works of art, crafts, household equipment)

Paweł Dettloff
Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej
Section: Studies and Materials
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM73.2025.3.002

Abstract

The article discusses the phenomenon of using models as visualizations, design and demonstration tools, in the process of creating works of small-scale architecture, art,
and crafts in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The topic, so far unexplored, is presented in the broader context of the use of models in Europe. Based on examples
of these rare artefacts identified in the literature and archival references, it can be concluded that in the material culture of the Commonwealth, models were known and
employed when commissioning various objects and structures. In practice, they were often used in cases involving new or previously unknown solutions, or in prestigious undertakings. The making of models was not a common practice, mainly due to cost considerations, and was usually associated with more demanding patrons and
academically trained artists.

Keywords:

models, project, art, craft, household equipment, Poland, early modern period

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Dettloff, P. (2025). More about the use of models as design and visualization tools in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. (Small-scale architecture, works of art, crafts, household equipment). Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej, 73(3), 315–344. https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM73.2025.3.002

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