Starting this year, I am a lecturer at Jagiellonian University, teaching how to shoot fashion and creative stuff. Last week I had a chance to organize workshops in Collegium Maius – the Jagiellonian University’s oldest building, dating back to the 14th century.
The then 36-year-old first university in Poland, known at the time as Akademia krakowska (English: the Krakow Academy), moved into the building some time in the 14th century after King Wladyslaw II Jagiello had purchased it as an educational grant with funds bequeathed by his late wife, Queen Jadwiga.
The Collegium Maius was rebuilt in the late 15th century as a late-Gothic structure surrounding a large courtyard bordered with arcades. In 1517 a well was built in the center of the courtyard. Professors lived and worked upstairs, while lectures were held downstairs. The building is famous, for instance, for having Nicolaus Copernicus among his students.
I didn’t take many pictures because I was focused rather on giving advice than shooting, but I wouldn’t be myself if I hadn’t captured at least a couple of scenes.
model: Aleksandra Pieczek
MUA: Monika Slupek
Enjoy!
