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Bronisław Pięcik (Polish pronunciation: [brɔˈɲiswaf ˈpjɛɲt͜ɕik]; 1936 – March 25, 2010) was a Polish precision mechanic[2] who was renowned for the elaborate medium and large-sized Nativity scenes called Kraków szopka that he built. Pięcik first took part in the Kraków Nativity Scene Contest in 1962.[3] By the time of his death in 2010, he had competed a total of 41 times in the contests, placing first 22 times in multiple categories.

Kraków szopka[edit]

While Pięcik mainly built the Kraków szopka himself, he also worked on some of them with his wife Maria and his granddaughter Roksana Rutkowska.[3] Each szopka would generally take him upwards of a thousand hours to build, while some took even more than that. For example, his szopka entry for 2004 took him more than 1,000 hours to build.[4] He constructed his szopka according to the characteristics of the genre, which meant that they only contained historical, architectural elements found in Kraków as the backdrop.[2] He was particularly fond of using buildings found along the Royal Route in Kraków in his szopka,[2] which he knew like the back of his hand.[3] In 2003, Pięcik and his granddaughter Roksana Rutkowska took 1st place in the middle-sized division with their 172 cm tall szopka that reproduced in minute detail the Veit Stoss altarpiece from St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków.[3]

More than a dozen of his nativity scenes are housed in the szopka collection of the Historical Museum of Kraków. Many others are in private collections. His prize-winning szopka from 2004 was sold to a collector in Denmark.[4] While working in Kuwait, Pięcik built a Kraków szopka that is housed at a cathedral in Baghdad, Iraq.[2][5]

Placings[edit]

  • 1967 – 1st place together with Tadeusz Gillert, Maciej Moszew, and Witold Głuch

Medium-sized Kraków szopka[edit]

  • 1977 – 1st place
  • 1982 – 1st place
  • 1989 – 1st place together with Andrzej Morański and Ryszard Kijak
  • 1997 – 1st place
  • 1998 – 1st place together with Roman Sochacki
  • 2002 – 1st place[2][6]
  • 2003 – Pięcik and Roksana Rutkowska shared 1st place[3] with Roman Sochacki and Marek Głuch
  • 2009 – 1st place[7][8]

Large-sized Kraków szopka[edit]

  • 1979 – 1st place
  • 1980 – 1st place
  • 1983 – 1st place
  • 1993 – 1st place together with Witold Głuch
  • 1999 – 1st place[9]
  • 2000 – 1st place[10]
  • 2001 – 1st place
  • 2002 – 1st place[2][6]
  • 2003 – shared 1st place with Tadeusz Gillert, Piotr Stremecki and Małgorzata Malicka[3]
  • 2004 – 1st place[4]
  • 2005 – 1st place[11]
  • 2006 – 1st place
  • 2007 – shared 1st place with Leszek Zarzycki
  • 2009 – shared 2nd place with Władysław Słaboński[8]

References[edit]

  • Archival material from the Department of Folklore and Tradition at the Historical Museum of Kraków.
  • Kwiecińska, Magdalena; Niechaj, Małgorzata (2012). Portrety twórców szopek krakowskich (in Polish). Kraków: Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa. ISBN 978-83-7577-172-5.
  1. ^ a b c d e f “Pasja i dokładność” [Passion and accuracy]. Dziennik Polski (in Polish). Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f “61. konkurs szopek krakowskich – nagrody rozdane” [61st Kraków Nativity Scene Competition: Prizes Awarded]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). December 7, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c “Nie takie kruche” [Not so fragile]. Dziennik Polski (in Polish). Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ^ “Sztuka niezwykła – Archiwum Rzeczpospolitej”. new-arch.rp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  5. ^ a b “Najpiękniejsze szopki<br><font color="#006699"><b>Gazeta Krakowska</font></b>”. Nasze Miasto (in Polish). December 9, 2002. Retrieved December 27, 2019. W kategorii szopek dużych oraz średnich pierwsze miejsce zdobył Bronisław Pięcik, od 40 lat uczestniczący w konkursach.
  6. ^ Satała, Marian; Sakowski, K. (December 6, 2009). “Konkurs Szopek Krakowskich rozstrzygnięty” [Kraków Nativity Scene Competition over]. Nasze Miasto (in Polish). Retrieved December 27, 2019. Pierwszą nagrodę wśród budowniczych szopek średnich zdobył Bronisław Pięcik
  7. ^ a b “67th Kraków Cribs Competition and Exhibition”. Culture.pl. December 5, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  8. ^ Janusz, Tadeusz A. (1999). “57. Konkurs Szopek Krakowskich: Szopki jak kościół Mariacki” [57th Kraków Nativity Scene Competition: Szopka like St. Mary’s Basilica, Kraków The most beautiful [Kraków] szopka]. Niedziela Ogólnopolska (in Polish). Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  9. ^ “Najpiękniejsze szopki” [The most beautiful [Kraków] szopka]. Nasze Miasto (in Polish). December 8, 2000. Retrieved December 27, 2019. Grupa szopek dużych: 1. miejsce Bronisław Pięcik
  10. ^ “Najpiękniejsza szopka krakowska” [The most beautiful Kraków szopka]. Nasze Miasto (in Polish). December 5, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2019. Bronisław Pięcik zdobył główną nagrodę w 63. konkursie na najpiękniejszą szopkę krakowską w kategorii szopek dużych.