Alms Box

Matteo Gucci

1569–70

Carved wall unit with decorative borders and crowns, locked metal box in middle, and Hebrew text underneath.
Please login or register for free access to Posen Library
Register
Already have an account?
Engage with this Source

Creator Bio

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.

You may also like

Exterior photograph of brick building of high niches.
Tooltip info icon

Old Synagogue (Krakow)

The Old Synagogue (Alte-Schul, or Stara Bożnica) of Kraków is located in the Kazimierz district of the city. Because it was in a part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth vulnerable to attack by…
View Source
Photograph of house surrounded by gardens and fountain and flanked by two tall palm trees, with mountains in background.
Tooltip info icon

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

The neoclassical Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, designed for the Baroness Charlotte Béatrice de Rothschild, remains Aaron Messiah’s most famous work. Located in Cap Ferrat in southern France, the…
View Source