Michalowski, Janusz Maciej.

Jan Matejko. W kregu sztuki (Polish Edition).

Warsaw, Arkady, 1979. 24.5 cm x 27.5 cm. 72 pages. With 18 coloured boards and 41 black and white reproductions. Original Hardcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor foxing to pastedowns, endpapers, half-title and bibliography pages. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen Translator- Erik Haugaard.

Includes for example the following portraits: Unia lubelska (calosc i fragment) (Union of Lublin) / Rejtan na sejmie warszawskim (calosc i fragment) (Rejtan) / Zygmunt August prezentuije na dworze Barbare Radziwillowne / Batory pod Pskowem (calosc i fragment) / Stefan Batory pod Pskowem (Stefan Batory at Pskov) / Stanczyk etc.

Jan Alojzy Matejko, also known as Jan Mateyko (1838 – 1893), was a Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His works include large oil on canvas paintings like Rejtan (1866), Union of Lublin (1869) or Battle of Grunwald (1878), numerous portraits, a gallery of Polish kings, and murals in St. Mary’s Basilica, Kraków. He is referred to as the most famous Polish painter or even the “national painter” of Poland. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Art · Art – Rare · Art History · Artist · Artists · Catalogue Four – International Art · Inanna Modern – Art Books · Polish Art
• Language: Polish
• Inventory Number: 200246AB

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