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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]
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Jan Alojzy Matejko (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan aˈlɔjzɨ maˈtɛjkɔ] ⓘ; also known as Jan Mateyko; 24 June 1838 [nb 1] – 1 November 1893) was a Polish painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for depicting nodal events from Polish history.
One of Poland's largest canvas paintings, the Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko (426 cm × 987 cm (168 in × 389 in)), is displayed in the Gallery of 19th-century Art. [7] Collections of modern and contemporary art are among the largest in Poland. [24]
The painting has created an image of Stańczyk that has become iconic and has been repeated in other works such as the play Wesele (1901) of Stanisław Wyspiański. [4] Matejko's most famous paintings are usually large, group scenes; individual scenes are less common in his work. [16] Upon its creation, the painting did not gather much ...
Jan Matejko (1838–1893) was a Polish painter and academic. He is best known for large canvases devoted to major figures and events in Polish history, such as Stańczyk , Skarga's Sermon , Rejtan , Union of Lublin , Battle of Grunwald , Prussian Homage and Constitution of 3 May .
Battle of Grunwald. Oleśnicki is best known for his role in the Battle of Grunwald, which affected Polish/Prussian relations for over a century. According to Cronica conflictus, Dobiesław of Oleśnica thrust a lance through the Grand Master's neck, [2] while Jan Długosz presented Mszczuj of Skrzynno as the killer.