Tsars Shuyski brought by Żółkiewski to the Warsaw Sejm in front of Zygmunt III

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Artist: Jan Matejko
Date: 1853
Location: National Museum in Wrocław

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Jan Matejko

Jan Matejko, Poland's "national painter," masterfully brought pivotal moments of Polish history to life on monumental canvases.

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