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Jan Matejko

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Watercolor portrait of a seated elderly woman in a patterned blue shawl and white headscarf, on a carved wooden chair.

Jewess

1856

Watercolor and ink portrait of a man's head inside an ornate red and ochre roundel with decorative letters.

Cartoon for the polychromy of St. Mary's Church - Male head and letters

1888

Painting of a haloed winged angel in white robe holding a palm frond, gazing upward against a dark stormy sky.

Song - Study for the painting Joan of Arc

1886

Watercolor and ink study of a green demon with a dark bird-like beak, clawed hands and sharp teeth.

Cartoon for the polychromy of St. Mary's Church - Devil with a bird's head

1890

Painting of a bearded seated man in a red cloak raising his arm under a full moon, surrounded by armed men, a woman and a chi

Wernyhora

1883

Oil portrait of a balding man in a fur-collared coat and white cravat, hands folded, against a brown background.

Portrait of Paris Maurizio

1859

Oil painting of a crowd of students and townspeople in a city square at sunset, with a stone column and old buildings.

Departure of scholars from Kraków in the year 1549

1892

Full-length portrait of a woman with long wavy hair in a red velvet gown, leaning on a carved chair before a tapestry.

Castellan's Daughter (Copy)

1934

Seated woman in gold headdress and black gown on a red throne, offered a goblet by a fur-robed man beside a chandelier.

Poisoning of Queen Bona

1859

Watercolor sketch of a seated saint giving a drink to a kneeling child among poor people in a Gothic church.

Saint Jadwiga among the Poor

1855

Large history painting of nobles in a gilded hall, with a man in a torn shirt lying on the floor in the foreground.

Rejtan. Upadek Polski

1866

Large historical battle painting with knights on horseback, waving banners, a glowing figure in clouds, and fallen soldiers i

The Battle of Grunwald

1878

Painting of a kneeling bearded alchemist before a fireplace, presenting an object to a nobleman as courtiers watch in an orna

Alchemist Sendivogius.

1867

Man in green robe gestures at night sky beside a celestial diagram, books, and instruments on a rooftop with church spires.

Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God

1872

Crowded historical scene of workmen hoisting a large bronze bell beside a royal court under a red canopy, with a city behind.

Hanging of the Zygmunt bell at the cathedral tower in Kraków in 1521

1874

Painting of a white-haired preacher with raised arms addressing a crowded, richly dressed assembly in a gilded hall.

Skarga's Sermon

1864

Large history painting of a king lifted by a cheering crowd in a city square, with banners, nobles and soldiers.

Constitution of May 3, 1791

1891

Painting of a sunset riverside baptism with clergy, a crowd, a wooden cross, a red-robed ruler and a plowing ox.

Christianization of Poland, AD 965, from the cycle "History of Civilization in Poland"

1889

Painting of two mounted leaders in a forest with a haloed figure rising in clouds above, armed followers and a distant city.

Bohdan Chmielnicki z Tuhaj-bejem pod Lwowem

1885