Chapel of St. Romuald : wall paintings

On the walls of the chapel, a series of paintings by Thomas Dolabella (ca. 1570-1650) depicts scenes from the life of St. Romuald, the founder of the order. The individual works show 1) St. Romuald’s vocation to the monastic state 2) the reception of the Benedictine habit 3) the saint’s encounter with devils 4) the meeting with Emperor Otto III 5) the transfer of the saint’s remains to Fabriano

Thomas Dolabella was an Italian painter in the service of Polish kings Sigismund II, Ladislaus II and John Casimir. Educated in Venice, he arrived in Cracow around 1600 to have a significant impact on the history of Polish Baroque painting.