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 ART FROM THE RENASCENCE The sculptures in the Cathedral have lately received new additions in the shape of two important monuments of modern Polish art, both of them works of Anthony Madeyski, a disciple of Gadomski, living in Rome. One of these is the monument of Queen Hedwig (illustration 75). On a sarcophagus

of yellow marble there reposes the majestic figure of the sleeping Queen, in white Carrara marble, with hands folded in prayer. The work, a gift of Count Lanckoronski, is distinguished by force and precision of contours, a thorough knowledge of anatomy, and easy-flowing drapery. A similar excellence of form, though not of colour effect, marks the monument (standing in the nave) of King Ladisiaus III., who