Jan Matejko
Polish painter (1838–1893)
Jan Matejko was born on June 24, 1838 in Free City of Kraków and died on November 1, 1893 in Kraków, aged 55. Recorded occupations: painter and university teacher. Country of citizenship: Free City of Kraków and Cisleithania. Fields of work: painting, art of drawing and education. Notable works include “Prussian Homage”, “Battle of Grunwald”, “Constitution of May 3, 1791” and “Stańczyk”. Educated at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Jagiellonian University, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and Bartłomiej Nowodworski High School. Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour and Order of the Iron Crown (Austria). Member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbian Learned Society, Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie and Académie des beaux-arts.
- Born
- June 24, 1838 · Free City of Kraków
- Died
- November 1, 1893 · Kraków
- Age at death
- 55
- Citizenship
- Free City of Kraków, Cisleithania
- Occupations
- painter, university teacher
- Notable works
- Prussian Homage, Battle of Grunwald, Constitution of May 3, 1791, Stańczyk
- Education
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Jagiellonian University, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Bartłomiej Nowodworski High School
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
- Wikipedia editions
- 57 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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