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Bohdan Khmelnytsky with Tugay Bey at Lviv
A painting by Jan Matejko presenting Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Tugay Bey observing a miracolous appearance of St. John of Dukla.
Oil on canvas, 1885.
National Museum, Warsaw.

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Chopin by Wodzinska
An 1836 watercolour and ink portrait by Maria Wodzińska of the Polish composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin (1810-49). Maria was, for a while in the mid-1830s, engaged to Chopin.(National Museum, Warsaw)

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Archangel Michael Fresco, Faras
A 10th century CE fresco of the Archangel Michael from the cathedral at Faras, Nubia. The cathedral was first built c. 707 CE and again in the 11th century CE. (Polish National Museum, Warsaw)

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Prince Józef Poniatowski
Portrait of Prince Józef Poniatowski (1763-1813), Polish nobleman, soldier, and marshal of the French Empire. Killed on 19 October 1813 at the end of the Battle of Leipzig. Oil on canvas portrait by Josef Grassi, c. 1810. Royal Castle in...

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Romeo Bids Farewell to Juliet
Romeo says farewell to Juliet before going to exile in Mantua, hurried along by Juliet's Nurse (right), oil on canvas painting by Marcello Bacciarelli, 1796.
National Museum, Warsaw.

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Stanislaus II Augustus of Poland in Coronation Robes
Portrait of Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski, the last King of Poland, in his coronation robes, oil on canvas by Marcello Bacciarelli, 1764.
Royal Castle of Warsaw.

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The Sacrifice of Gideon
The Sacrifice of Gideon, oil on canvas painting by Hendrik Heerschop, 1653.
Museum of John Paul II Collection, Warsaw.

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Faras Cathedral Model
A model of the cathedral at Faras, Nubia, as found by Polish archaeologists 1961-4 CE. The cathedral was first built c. 707 CE and this model is of the 11th century CE version. (Made by Zbigniew Doliński, Polish National Museum, Warsaw)

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Battle of Raszyn
The death of Cyprian Godebsk at the Battle of Raszyn (19 April 1809), part of the Polish front during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Prince Józef Poniatowski is depicted on horseback in the center. Oil on canvas by January Suchodolski, 1855...

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Battle of Khotyn (1621)
The Battle of Khotyn (1621), oil on canvas painting by Józef Brandt, depicting Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (on the white horse), 1867.
National Museum, Warsaw.