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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]
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.
Matejko was born in 1838 in Krakow, where he spent most of his life and died in 1893. Parents developed a strong sense of belonging to Polish culture in their son, emphasising the importance of Polish aspirations for independence – although Matejko's father was a Czech emigrant and the mother came from a Polonised German family.
Jun 24, 2024 · Matejko depicted not only the arrival of the princess from Prague to Poland in 966, but also of St Adalbert, a missionary killed by the Prussians in 997. His martyrdom gave rise to the establishment of an archbishopric in Gniezno, and thus the right to perform royal coronations.
His father, Franciszek Ksawery Matejko (Czech: František Xaver Matějka) (born 1789 or January 13, 1793, died October 26, 1860), a Czech from the village of Roudnice, was a graduate of the Hradec Králové school who later became a tutor and music teacher.
- Polish
- June 24, 1838
- Krakow, Poland
- November 1, 1893
Jun 3, 2024 · Born in Kraków, Matejko showed an early aptitude for art. His father, a Czech music teacher, and his Polish mother, who died when Matejko was very young, both played influential roles in his development.
Matejko died in Krakow and was buried in the center of the Alley of the Meritorious at Krakow's Rakowicki Cemetery.
