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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.
Jan Matejko (born 1838 in Kraków, died 1893 in Kraków) showed the former grandeur of the Polish Republic and the glory of its armies to lift the hearts and minds of Poles and to resurrect faith in the restoration of an independent country.
May 28, 2021 · Artist Jan Matejko – putting Poland on the map. The portrait of Jan Matejko’s “Copernicus: Conversations with God” recently arrived at the National Gallery in London. It is the first work of a Polish artist to be on show there and only the second time the painting has been exhibited outside its home in Kraków.
Apr 20, 2024 · Matejko's personal life included marrying Tendora Giebultowska and having five children, with the family residing at 41 Florian St. in Krakow. The site now serves as a museum that in part pays homage to Matejko who died Nov. 1, 1893 after a ruptured stomach ulcer.
Jun 21, 2023 · The first exhibition at the tenement house, bought from the Matejko family, was launched on 6 March 1898, opening to the public fully furnished rooms on the first floor and displaying paintings, drawings, artefacts and everyday items. Jan Matejko House was taken over by the National Museum in Krakow in 1904.
Jan Matejko lived in the XIX cent., a remarkable figure of Polish Romanticism. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
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His works include large scale oil paintings such as Rejtan, the Union of Lublin, the Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God, or the Battle of Grunwald. He was the author of numerous...
