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Jan Matejko
Polish Painter, 1838-1893
He studied from 1852 to 1858 at the School of Fine Arts in Krakew and, during this time, started exhibiting historical paintings with the Society of Friends of the Fine Arts there (e.g. Sigismund I Bestowing Nobility on the Professors of the University of Krakew in 1535 (1858; Krakew, Jagiellonian U., Mus. F.A.). After studying in Munich (1859) under the history painter Hermann Anschetz (1802-80) and then briefly and less successfully in Vienna, Matejko returned to Krak?w, where he was based for the rest of his life. In 1860 Matejko issued an illustrated album, Ubiory w Polsce (later editions 1875 and 1901), a project reflecting his intense interest in historical records of all kinds and his desire to promote such interest among the Polish people in an effort to intensify their patriotic feelings. This role first became widely associated with Matejko with his painting of Stanczyk (1862; Warsaw, N. Mus.), the court jester to King Sigismund I (1437-1548), to whom Matejko gave his own features. The jester is presented as a symbol of the nation's conscience
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Painting ID:: 92823
The Union of Lublin
1869(1869)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 298 X 512 cm (117.3 X 201.6 in)
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Painting ID:: 93083
Zamoyski near Byczyna
1884(1884)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 315 X 191 cm (124 X 75.2 in)
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Painting ID:: 93664
Ivan the Terrible.
1875(1875)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 90 x 224 cm (35.4 x 88.2 in)
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Painting ID:: 93870
Portrait of Hetman Ostafij Daszkiewicz.
1874(1874)
Medium oil on cardboard
Dimensions 72.5 x 57.5 cm (28.5 x 22.6 in)
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Painting ID:: 95029
Prussian Homage
1879-1882 (1879-1882)
Type Oil on canvas
Dimensions 388[1] cm x 785[1] cm
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Jan Matejko
Polish Painter, 1838-1893
He studied from 1852 to 1858 at the School of Fine Arts in Krakew and, during this time, started exhibiting historical paintings with the Society of Friends of the Fine Arts there (e.g. Sigismund I Bestowing Nobility on the Professors of the University of Krakew in 1535 (1858; Krakew, Jagiellonian U., Mus. F.A.). After studying in Munich (1859) under the history painter Hermann Anschetz (1802-80) and then briefly and less successfully in Vienna, Matejko returned to Krak?w, where he was based for the rest of his life. In 1860 Matejko issued an illustrated album, Ubiory w Polsce (later editions 1875 and 1901), a project reflecting his intense interest in historical records of all kinds and his desire to promote such interest among the Polish people in an effort to intensify their patriotic feelings. This role first became widely associated with Matejko with his painting of Stanczyk (1862; Warsaw, N. Mus.), the court jester to King Sigismund I (1437-1548), to whom Matejko gave his own features. The jester is presented as a symbol of the nation's conscience
. Related Artists to Jan Matejko: | John Martin | Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta | August Christian Hauck | Prellwitz, Edith Mitchell | Antonio Ponce |
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