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The Battle of Grunwald is a painting by Jan Matejko depicting the Battle of Grunwald and the victory of the allied Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania over the Teutonic Order in 1410. The canvas dates to 1878 and is one of the most heroic representations of the history of Poland and Lithuania. [1]
Jan Matejko: Battle of Grunwald ; Artist: Jan Matejko (1838–1893) Description: Polish painter Polish painter, a leading 19th-century: Date of birth/death:
Matejko was born on 24 June 1838, in the Free City of Kraków. [2] His father, Franciszek Ksawery Matejko (Czech: František Xaver Matějka) (born 1789 or 13 January 1793, died 26 October 1860), a Czech from the village of Roudnice, was a graduate of the Hradec Králové school who later became a tutor and music teacher. [2]
Battle of Grunwald, by Jan Matejko The Battle of Grunwald took place on 15 July 1410 between the villages of Grunwald , Tannenberg ( Stębark ) and Ludwigsdorf ( Łodwigowo ). [ 54 ] Modern estimates of number of troops involved range from 16,500 to 39,000 Polish–Lithuanian and 11,000 to 27,000 Teutonic men.
The Battle of Grunwald [a] was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.The alliance of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respectively by King Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila), and Grand Duke Vytautas, decisively defeated the German Teutonic Order, led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen.
Portraits by Jan Matejko (1 P) Pages in category "Paintings by Jan Matejko" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Battle of Grunwald (Matejko)
A painting by Mikoláš Aleš showing Jan Žižka as Hussite general Jan Žižka in a detail of Jan Matejko's allegorical Battle of Grunwald. King Sigismund was king of Hungary but only the titular king of Bohemia. Sigismund had acquired a claim on the Bohemian crown, though it was then in question (and remained so till much later) whether ...
During the famous Battle of Grunwald of 1410, Zyndram was the Grand Camp Leader of the Crown and commander of the Banner of Kraków, composed of elite troops and holding the banner of the whole army. According to Historiæ Polonicæ by Ioannes Longinus , it was the unit commanded by Zyndram that killed the Teutonic commander, Ulrich von Jungingen .