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Painting of a crowded winter fair in a historic square with a Gothic church, arcaded hall and townhouses.

Fair on the Main Market Square in Krakow

Hipolit Lipiński, 1875

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

Jan Matejko, 1876

Snowy village at dusk with thatched cottages, bare trees, a well, and a man in a red scarf raising a horn.

Winter Landscape

Teodor Talowski

Painting of a snowy winter landscape with a dark winding stream under a pale, cloud-streaked sky.

Winter Landscape

Julian Fałat, 1915

Painting of a sunlit Roman piazza with a red obelisk, domed churches, green trees, and two figures walking.

Piazza del Popolo in Rome

Aleksander Gierymski, 1900

Painting of a man in orange headscarf and pink and cream Bedouin-style robe, standing against a grey background.

Portrait of Feliks Jasieński Dressed as a Bedouin

Leon Wyczółkowski, 1906

Painting of a sunlit river town with green-domed church, wooden pier, footbridge and trees reflected in calm water.

Country of a Ukrainian Country Town

Julian Maszyński, 1896

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

Jan Matejko, 1875

Painting of pilgrims with crosses and staffs walking and kneeling among tall pine trees in a forest clearing.

Group of Pilgrims

Julian Fałat, 1912

Dusk cemetery with white statues, an obelisk, a tomb, and a small figure in a red cloak beneath dark trees.

Grey Hour

Albert Chmielowski, 1880

Large painting of a chaotic cavalry battle with armored riders, red and green banners, fallen horses and a stormy sky.

The Battle of Cecora

Witold Piwnicki, 1878

Portrait of a Woman

Leon Wyczółkowski, 1879

Horizontal sketchbook-style painting with portraits, a landscape, a classical pediment, dancers and handwritten text on a pal

Peacock (Sketches by the Artists of the Young Poland from the Café

Józef Mehoffer, 1896

Long pen-and-ink design sheet with church furnishings, organ, altar and colored bishop figures, assembled from pasted fragmen

Plans for the restoration of the Church of the Holy Cross

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Portrait of a bride (Maria Gralewska)

Jacek Malczewski, 1887

Painting of mourners in muted clothing following a horse-drawn cart across a bare field, with leafless trees and a village be

Funeral of a Pauper in Germany

Painting of the dead Christ held by Saint John and the Virgin Mary against a turquoise background.

Pietà with Saint John the Evangelist

Giovanni Bellini, 1450

Tall two-panel painting of a robed woman with a child, a knight under a rainbow, and figures among yellow flowers.

Polonia

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Painting of a small wooden bridge over a sandy ravine, with a figure in a red headscarf standing on it under a pale sky.

Small Bridge

Aleksander Świeszewski

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

Jan Matejko, 1875

Tall arched design with a bishop, kneeling and armored men, and Polish inscriptions in bright, flat colours.

Vows of Jan Kazimierz

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1892

Oil sketch of two nude figures facing each other in a moonlit garden with classical statues and trees.

Conversation of Statues

Artur Grottger, 1865

Painting of a dim interior with wood-paneled walls, a man in a dark cape, a standing figure, a seated figure, and a dog.

Farewell to the Manor House

Jacek Malczewski, 1909

Small oil sketch of a village with brown rooftops, a domed church, and a band of autumn trees under a pale sky.

Volhynian Village

Józef Szermentowski

Painting of villagers gathering and making music in front of a brick tavern, with a church steeple behind.

Meeting in Front of the Tavern

Nicolaes Molenaer

Nude winged figure wrapped in blossoming branches, rising above a meadow, stream and path under a blue sky.

Spring

Jacek Malczewski, 1898

Tall landscape painting of dark trees under a pink dusk sky, with white birds flying over a reflective pond.

Dawn

Witold Pruszkowski, 1881

Tall pointed-arch stained-glass design with stacked figural panels and medallions in muted reds, greens and blues.

Virtues and vices. Design for a stained-glass window in the presbytery of St. Mary’s Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891

Loose painting of a yellow draped plaster bust behind a dark bouquet with red flowers on a table.

Barbarka and flowers

Józef Pankiewicz, 1897

Painting of a woman in a dark cloak standing by a garden fence beneath dark trees at dusk.

Dusk

Witold Pruszkowski

Small dark landscape painting with red-orange sunset clouds above a silhouetted tree line.

Sunset

Albert Chmielowski

Stylized blue and yellow painting of a golden figure with horns amid swirling concentric rings and smaller nude figures.

Apollo - Copernicus solar system

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Loose oil sketch of a uniformed rider with a sabre on a rearing white horse against a dark brown landscape.

Artillerist on Horseback

Piotr Michałowski

Dark vertical oil study of a large tree trunk and branches with a shadowed figure and a glimpse of a pale sunlit building.

Study of a Tree from the Garden of Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati

Henryk Siemiradzki

Painting of a snowy winter field with a wooden house, a crowd of people in colorful clothes, a cart, and bare trees.

Winter Landscape

Henryk Szczyglinski, 1908

Dark painting of three pale-faced figures in shadow against a night landscape with trees and a hillside.

Decadence

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1911

Painting of a winged angel and a boy on a rural road overlooking a village, fields, and a river.

Angel with Tobias

Jacek Malczewski, 1902

Painting of four brown horses pulling a cart at a gallop along a wet road under a grey sky, with two riders.

Four-in-Hand

Józef Chełmoński, 1881

Small painting of a horse-drawn sleigh crossing a snowy field under a blue sky with birds.

Sledging

Teodor Talowski

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

Jan Matejko, 1892

Painting of Saint Anthony tempted by a woman in yellow, surrounded by grotesque creatures and a vivid mountain landscape.

Temptation of St. Antony 2

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1921

Misty winter painting of a tree-lined path with bare trees, snowy ground and distant church towers under a grey sky.

Planty at Dawn

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1894

Painting of riders driving a team of horses and a hay cart along a muddy road past a wattle fence and pond.

Meeting on a Bridge

Józef Brandt, 1884

Dusky painted landscape with a thatched hut, grazing horses, a campfire and a stormy sky with birds.

Gypsy Camp II

Maksymilian Gierymski

Large painting of a mounted ruler and soldiers entering a city square past a domed basilica, with smoke, fallen figures, and

Entry of Sultan Mehmed II in Constantinople

Stanisław Chlebowski, 1874

Painting of women in white headscarves and dark robes gathered in a sunlit courtyard before a church.

In Front of an Orthodox Church

Julian Fałat, 1899

Pastel landscape of a dirt road winding through fields toward blue hills, with bare trees and a reddish rooftop under an over

View of the Kościuszko Mound in Krakow from the Window in the Artist's Studio

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Painting of a sunset over a distant city with spires, orange clouds, falling rain, and figures on a plain in the foreground.

Sunset over Tobolsk

Jan Damel, 1820

Watercolor of autumn trees and gravestones in a cemetery, with pale city buildings rising behind under a grey sky.

Montmartre Cemetery in Paris

Julian Fałat, 1896

Painting of a standing nude boy with hands clasped, set before green drapery and a red curtain in a loose brushwork style.

Nude of a Boy

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1894

Line drawing of Saint Dorothy holding a basket of roses, with a halo and flower crown, in a decorative leafy border.

Saint Dorothy. Artistic reconstruction of a stained-glass panel from the Dominican church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Drawing of Saint Thomas Aquinas holding a church model and an open book, with a red ornamental background.

Saint Thomas Aquinas. Artistic reconstruction of a stained-glass panel from the Dominican church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Colored pencil drawing of a bishop saint in mitre and ornate red cope holding a red pastoral staff.

Saint Ambrose. Copy of a wall painting from the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Tall panelled drawing of stylized flames in red, orange and yellow, with a grey lattice pattern above, a stained glass design

Element of fire (I). Design for a stained glass window for the presbytery window of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Coloured pencil design of a stylized lily, bud and scroll beside a candlestick form on pale paper.

Stylized lily motif. Design of a candlestick for the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Long watercolor elevation of a church interior with painted saints under gothic arches, a crucifix, altars and furnishings.

"Widok rozwiniętych ścian nawy i prezbiteryum z rozmieszczeniem malowań i sprzętów" w kościele św. Krzyża w Krakowie…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Aged, creased long paper sheet with faint dotted pattern outlines and dark smudges, a trial proof by Wyspiański.

Common vetch. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Grid of fifteen pastel panels showing a haloed saint's face and sword at top, dissolving into swirling brown and blue forms b

Saint Stanislaus (Wawel Cathedral stained glass designs)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Pencil sketch on tracing paper of stylized plant stems with elongated leaves and faint guide lines.

Stylized plant motif (stem with leaves). Trial proof for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Ink drawing of three stylized thistle plants with decorative outlines on a worn tan sheet, with red guide lines.

Meadow thistle. Design for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Tall arched stained-glass design with a golden hand at top, flowing colorful wave forms and divided panels.

God the Father - Design to the Stained-Glass Window for the Franciscan Church in Krakow

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Five ink sketches of stylized figures in royal robes and crowns, drawn in loose pen lines on pale paper.

Five Historical Caricatures of Sigismund Augustus, Barbara Radziwiłł, Queen Jadwiga, Casimir the Great, Boleslaus the…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Pencil design of a symmetrical stylized plant ornament with leaves, blossoms and bird forms on aged paper.

"Pokrzywka żółta". Projekt do dekoracji malarskiej prezbiterium kościoła Franciszkanów w Krakowie "Yellow dead-nettle…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pen sketch of four figures in a row, including two draped men, a standing figure and a reclining figure on a pale sheet.

Four historical caricatures: Napoleon, Adam Mickiewicz and Fryderyk Chopin

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901