Russian Actors

Jan Matejko Aloysius (1838 – 1893) – the most significant of Polish painters modern times. Having gone to art school in Krakow and at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, he was at the outset of their independent activities, are causing devoted himself to scenes from the history of Poland, which, over time, got in his paintings ever greater and more dramatic, more and more severe characteristics of actors and regulations and patriotic, sometimes overly biased coloring. Figure he has very definite, drawn to the smallest detail, the colors brilliant, but often joins in the variegation. For first big picture by Matejko, attract the general attention in 1867, the Diet of Warsaw in 1773, still too troubled by the composition and colors and how to nedolelannoy, followed by other, more mature works of his hands. Chief among these may be considered: "The Alchemist Sendzivoy before Sigismund III", "Calling Vladislav Wise to the kingdom," "The court jester of King Sigismund," "Union of Lublin", "Russian ambassadors asked Stefan Batory of the world," John Wilczek during protection of a Benedictine monastery of Matthias Corvinus, "" Prayer before the Battle Jan Sobieski against the Turks, "" Blessing Sigizmundova bells, "" Murder Kor. Premysl in the XV century. "" The Battle of Tannenberg in 1410, "" The Fall of Varna "," Albert of Mainz, prisyagayuischy allegiance to King Sigismund I "and" Jan Sobieski under Venoyu, during the siege of the Turks. Matejko izvestnostyo used throughout Europe and the great esteem among his countrymen. Since 1873, he was director of the Cracow school of art.