@ARTICLE{Staniszewska_Maria_Kazimiera_Reddite,_2020,
 author={Staniszewska, Maria Kazimiera},
 volume={No XLV},
 journal={Rocznik Historii Sztuki},
 pages={149-161},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2020},
 publisher={Komitet Nauk o Sztuce PAN},
 abstract={The county of Spiš, consisting of enclaves within the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary, ethnically and religiously diverse, frequently administered by eminent personalities and situated on an important trade route, has played an important political and economic role over the centuries. The pawned towns of Spiš, which were never bought back, were the subject of claims by the southern neighbours of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until they were cut off from it in 1769 by a sanitary cordon imposed by the Imperial army. The return of the thirteen Spiš towns and the dominion of the Lubelsko-Podolinieckie province to the Kingdom of Hungary is a well-known occurrence, but tracing the detailed course of this process requires further research, in particular archival research. Bearing testament to this turbulent period are the documents preserved in Vienna’s Österreichisches Staatsarchiv related to żupan Jan Csáky de Keresztseg. The article discusses a letter from Jan Nepomucen Kirschner, parish priest in Żakowce, which describes the church decorations in major towns in the former starosty on the occasion of its incorporation into Hungary in November 1772. According to the brief account of Father Kirschner, the altars in the churches were adorned with Hungarian crowns and inscriptions citing biblical verses. Also mentioned is other archival material from the collection, which may enrich our knowledge of the course of these celebrations, such as the texts of the żupan’s speech and the townspeople’s oaths, as well as of those pieces composed in honour of Csáky, Maria Theresa and Joseph II. The discussed documents are a rare example of Spiš archival material containing descriptions of the decorations for a state ceremony in this area. According to the narrative of the ceremonial programme, the moment of incorporation of the thirteen towns and Lubowelski dominion into the Hungarian county is a triumph of justice – the lost parts of Spiš return to their rightful rulers, whose good governance will ensure peace and stability for the inhabitants of the region. The form and ideological message of the various elements of the ceremonial setting (both visual and literary) was relatively simple, probably in order to adapt it to the needs of the mass audience taking the oath of allegiance to the new authorities.},
 type={Artykuły / Articles},
 title={Reddite, quae sunt Caesaris, Caesari. Occasional decorations in the churches of the Spiš region in November 1772},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/119640/2020-01-RHS-10-Staniszewska.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/rhs.2020.136898},
 keywords={18th Century occasional decorations, 18th Century religious ceremonies, Spiš artistic culture, political ceremony, state ceremony, political iconography},
}