DETAILS
- Artist
- Jan Matejko
- Date
- 1855
- Location
- National Museum in Kraków
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The full narration walks you through Saint Jadwiga among the Poor — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Jan Matejko
Jan Matejko, Poland's "national painter," masterfully brought pivotal moments of Polish history to life on monumental canvases.
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The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky
Léon-Victor Dupré · 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago
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The Backgammon Players
Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Peace and Plenty
William Hart · 1855 · New Britain Museum of American Art
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Spring Flowers
Gustave Courbet · 1855 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Same era · 1840s–1870s
Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1853 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
Same era · 1840s–1870s
Olive Trees
Vincent van Gogh · 1853 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Same era · 1840s–1870s
The Sheepshearers
Jean-François Millet · 1857 · Art Institute of Chicago
Same era · 1840s–1870s
Lion Hunt
Eugène Delacroix · 1858 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Same era · 1840s–1870s
Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys
Edgar Degas · 1860 · Art Institute of Chicago
Same era · 1840s–1870s
An Arab Warrior
Mariano Fortuny Marsal · 1862 · Hispanic Society of America
Same era · 1840s–1870s
Alfred Sisley
Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1864 · Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection
Same era · 1840s–1870s
Fish (Still Life)
Édouard Manet · 1864 · Art Institute of Chicago
