Tomasz Zieliński (art patron)

Tomasz Zieliński (born 28 March 1802 in Cracow, died 18 June 1858 in Kielce) - the head of the Kielce County, collector, lover of monuments and art. The palace is located in the center of Kielce. Curriculum vitae

He was born in Cracow in a noble family. Elsewhere, the youngster Zieliński awakened his passion for art. In Cracow he completed 5 classes of gymnasium and in 1819 he was in Warsaw. In the capital of the Polish Kingdom, Zieliński graduated from the Provincial Gymnasium and on July 3, 1821, he began his career as a clerical employee of the Office of the Municipal Office of the City of Warsaw. In 1829, he started working in the police, taking over the position of the writer of Circus VII. Between March 11 and September 16, 1831, he received no salary, which could mean that he did not receive the tsar's power during the November Uprising. After the uprising he continued his work in the police, reaching high levels of office and ordinations (he assumed the post of Commissioner XI, VII and IV of the Circus, received numerous commendations, cash awards and orders of St. Stanislaus IV and St. Anne III). He was closely associated with the controversial pubwisher Andrey J. Storozhen, on the one hand, the chairman of the Investigative Commission for the investigation of post-conspiracy conspiracy, the chief of the secret police in the Kingdom and a well-known barber, and on the other a man of great culture, poet, writer and collector of art and historical memorabilia. On December 30, 1846, he was appointed head of the Kielce District. His office was subjected to very ambiguous judgments, allegations of embezzlement, negligent negligence and bribes in exchange for protection, but he also had great merit for the city, especially in terms of the aesthetics of urban space and the care of monuments. He set up the Silnica River, commissioned the marble sidewalks on the main streets and arranged the city park, which he ordered to decorate the picturesque pond, as well as the statue of St. Jan Nepomucen and stone vases (imported from Jędrzejów), he was also the initiator of the inventory of historic buildings in the district and the maintenance and care of the bishop's palace. In the early 1950s he was promoted to the councilor of the court, but shortly afterwards, troubles with allegations of abuse and oversight began at the office; Although in several court proceedings he was freed from the penalties but was charged with no court fees. There were serious health problems. He died in 1858, and on the basis of complicated inheritance proceedings, his estate (mainly the Kielce Manor) was inherited by a widow, a gallery of paintings, and collections were taken by far cousin Aleksander Bronikowski from Warsaw. Bibliography

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