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Jan Matejko

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Oil portrait of a balding man with a mustache, wearing a dark jacket, white collar and brooch, against an olive background.

Portrait of Kazimierz Stankiewicz

1857

Loose oil study of a grey horse's head with a dark flowing mane, with handwritten Polish inscription at right.

Study for the Horse of Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas for the Painting

1876

Oil portrait of an elderly man with gray hair in a dark coat and black cravat against a brown background.

Portrait of Franciszek Matejko, Artist's Father

1877

Oil sketch of Joan of Arc on horseback raising a white banner in a crowded battle, with two angels descending above.

The Maid of Orleans

1883

Pen drawing of a winged angel with a halo playing a flute, a cartoon by Jan Matejko for St. Mary's Church polychromy.

Cartoon for the polychromy of St. Mary's Church - Figure of an angel playing a flute

1888

Colored drawing of a shirtless prisoner in shackles surrounded by uniformed guards and officers in a stone vault.

Konarski tortured in a prison cell

1850

Ink and watercolor drawing of a grey-green devil with large ears, horns and an open toothy mouth, arms crossed beneath the ch

Cartoon for the polychromy of St. Mary's Church - Bust of a devil with an open maw

1890

Painting of an armored rider raising a sword before a gilded gate, with a crowd, a red banner and an icon.

Boleslaw Chrobry with Swietopelk near The Golden Gate in Kyiv

1884

Painting of a torchlit winter procession led by a crowned figure in a dark mantle, with church domes and crows in the backgro

Ivan the Terrible

1875

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat, resting one hand on a stack of old books.

Portrait of Leonard Serafiński

1870

Cartoon for the polychromy of St. Mary's Church - Angel's head (portrait of Helena's daughter)

1889

Painting of a crowned king on a throne in a grand hall, with a kneeling figure, a gesturing man in black, and a crowd of cour

Tsars Shuyski brought by Żółkiewski to the Warsaw Sejm in front of Zygmunt III

1892

Painting of a melancholy jester in red seated in a dim room with papers on a table and courtiers behind him.

Stańczyk (Stańczyk during a ball at the court of Queen Bona in the face of the loss of Smolensk)

1862

Oil portrait of a seated woman in black dress with lace collar and cuffs, hands resting on a gilded book.

Portret Marii Maurizio

1860

Watercolor study of a bearded man's head set beneath a painted stone console with carved foliage, dated 1890.

Carton for the polychrome from St Mary's Church - console in the shape of a male head (portrait of T. Stryjeński)

1890

Watercolor cartoon of crucified Christ with a halo, flanked by a siege tower and a ballista under an archers' banner.

Carton for the polychrome of St. Mary's Church - Emblem of the archers

1889

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated angel with a halo and colorful wings playing a harp, in blue and pink robes.

Cardboard for the Polychromy in the St Mary's Church - Figure of an Angel Playing the Lute

1888

Sketch of a man in a green fur-trimmed robe on a rooftop among astronomical instruments, gazing up at the night sky.

Nicolaus Copernicus. Sketch to the Painting

1871

Full-length portrait of an elderly bearded man in a blue velvet coat seated in an armchair before hanging weapons.

Portrait of Piotr Moszyński

1874

Watercolor of a kneeling long-haired man in a red mantle, gazing upward beside an open book and a small flame.

Saint Casimir - Polish Crown Prince

1863

Pencil drawing of a bust of a female figure with wavy hair, a faint halo, and a draped garment, looking downward.

Carton for the polychrome from St Mary's Church - bust of an angel

1888

Loose painted sketch of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary with the Holy Trinity, a dove, angels and a crowd below.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1875

Watercolor of a vaulted crypt with gilded sarcophagi, a man in military uniform, clergy in red robes and onlookers holding ca

Emperor before the sarcophagus of King John III Sobieski in the crypt of St. Leonard in the Wawel Cathedral

1881

Oil study of gilded ornate armour with a sword and scabbard on a grey background, signed and dated 1871.

Study of the armor of Stefan Batory

1871

Painted head study of an elderly bearded man with downcast eyes against a dark background.

Head of an Old Man with a Grey Beard

1858

Oil portrait of a blond young boy with a serious expression, wearing a patterned scarf against a dark background.

Portrait of a Little Boy

1855

Large battle painting of a mounted commander and peasant soldiers with scythes, banners, a cannon, and wounded men.

Kościuszko at Racławice

1888

Dark interior with soldiers, a kneeling woman in black, a grieving crowd, and a dead man on the floor under an eagle emblem.

Polonia 1863 (Poland Enchained)

1864

Oil painting of a man in red holding his cheek beside a jester in yellow cap in a sunlit Gothic town square.

Stańczyk Faking a Toothache

1856

Oil portrait of a bearded man in red velvet coat and fur hat holding a tall staff before a green patterned tapestry.

Portrait of Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz

1887

Watercolor of a bearded rider on a black horse raising a crucifix and holding a black banner with a white cross.

Peter of Amiens - Crusader

1858

Oil portrait of a bearded man in black costume with a gold chain and star medal, holding an ornate cane before a patterned ta

Portrait of Alfred Potocki

1879

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

Ink drawing of a standing man in a fur-trimmed ceremonial coat with embroidered braiding, with ornament and cap studies besid

Treasury. Jan III Sobieski, standing, full-length

1850

Pencil sketch of a mounted rider on a horse moving through a crowd beneath arches and banners, on tan paper.

Sketch for the painting "Wyjazd Bolesława Chrobrego do Kijowa" - Bolesław Chrobry on horseback; a number of people

1884

Pencil sketch of a man standing with a raised sword, face turned upward, on pale paper.

Sketch for the painting "Bolesław Chrobry in Kiev" - Sketch of a male figure

1884

Pencil portrait sketch of a curly-haired man in a cravat and jacket with a cross medal, on aged paper.

Treasury. Tadeusz Kościuszko, bust

1850

Ink sketch of a young boy in a fur-trimmed coat and boots holding a long rifle, on orange paper.

Treasury. A young man with a rifle

1850

Pencil study of a standing woman in a crown and veil holding a book, with the inscription Śta Jadwiga.

Śta Jadwiga

1886

Pencil and ink sketch of a standing woman with a crown and veil holding a tall candle, signed JM and dated 1886.

Dąbrówka

1886

Pencil and wash drawing of a bishop in mitre and vestments holding a crosier, signed and dated 1886.

Ś. Salomea

1886

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a medieval gown holding a staff with a miniature tower, labeled Świętochna.

Świętochna

1886