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Jacek Malczewski · 1903
Jacek Malczewski
Poland · 1854–1929
Jacek Malczewski (Polish:; 15 July 1854, 8 October 1929) was a Polish symbolist painter who was one of the central figures of the patriotic Young Poland movement. His works combined the predominant style of his time with historical motifs of Polish martyrdom, the romantic aspiration for national independence, Christian and Greek mythology, folk tales, and his love of the natural world. He was the father of painter Rafał Malczewski.
Known works
Portrait of Leon Piniński
Jacek Malczewski · 1906
Wawel Castle
Polish Hamlet. Portrait of Aleksander Wielopolski
Jacek Malczewski · 1903
Portrait of Alexander Wielopolski is an oil painting by Jacek Malczewski from 1903, presenting the allegorical grandson Aleksander Wielopolski and two different visions of the fate of the Polish nation. It is in the collection of the National Museum, Warsaw. It was painted in 1903, and is one of the most famous works of Malczewski.
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