Matejko Malarz i historia twórczość artysty

In 2023 the year was declared the Year of Jan Matejko as it marked exactly 185 years since the artist was born in Kraków As a result the National Museum in Kraków decided it was worthwhile to organize a major exhibition dedicated to the artist's creative output broad-ranging activities and artistry Of course examples from Matejka's greatest and most famous historical cycle as well We can see works such as Sermon of the Miser and Rejtan at this exhibition—paintings that arrived here from the Royal Castle in Warsaw He aimed to paint certain historical moments as he called them not just the events themselves but also what led up to them and their consequences The exhibition featured around 300 items including drawings sketch studies paintings in watercolor and oil as well as smaller works by the artist In addition to these other items are also displayed at the exhibition