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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]
Matejko went beyond portraying the glory of a historical event and attempted to convey hints of how the country's history would play out in the future. This event was merely a hollow victory that failed to secure Poland's future. [6] Matejko shows that the homage was an empty gesture and that it was Prussia that exploited it rather than Poland. [6]
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Matejko portrayed Konrad as a traitor, whereas German knight von Lichtenstein is shown dying with honor; [3] [11] to the right, Jan Žižka, a Czech ally of Poland, is killing a German knight Heinrich von Schwelborn. Edmund Matejko posed for the figure; [3] [11] [12] [13] next to Žižka, Zawisza Czarny is taking down another German knight; [3 ...
The granddaughter, who has the features of Matejko's young wife Teodora, holds her grandfather's right hand with her left. In her right hand she holds a prayer book and a palm [dubious – discuss] or some other plant. In the background one can see the tracery decoration of the interior. On the left, behind a pillar, a man observes the scene.
A committee consisting of Jan Matejko, Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, Józef Kremer, Paweł Popiel and Teofil Żebrawski was established in 1868 to determine the costs and scope of work. [4] The works started on 13 May 1869 and continued till 19 November of the same year. [ 5 ]
On the canvas, Matejko depicted Kleparski Square, filled with crowds of people.In the background, the buildings of Krakow, flooded with the light of the rising sun, are shown: on the right, the Barbican, St. Florian's Gate and in the distance, the towers of St. Mary's Church, on the left, behind the gate there is the silhouette of the university collegiate church of St. Florian.
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