Alms Box

Matteo Gucci

1569–70

Carved wall unit with decorative borders and crowns, locked metal box in middle, and Hebrew text underneath.
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Matteo Gucci

16th Century
Mateo Gucci was a Polish-Italian Renaissance architect and sculptor working in Kraków. Little is known about him, but he is believed to have designed the city’s rebuilt Old Synagogue and may also have played a role in the renovation of the Wawel Castle from 1507 to 1536.

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