KATARZYNA CIEŚLAK. Born in Gdańsk. One of the brightest stars of the young Polish art history. A distinguished scholar of modern sacred and secular art works in Gdansk, entered the mainstream Protestantism. Research on the teachings herein works of art led to an extensive background of Gdansk social, religious and political life, in the period from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. Her publications are durable, well-documented basis, which is a standard point of reference for further study of the multi-confessional art of seaside emporium.