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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)

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.

The Battle, illustration in Album Grottgera by Artur Grottger, 1888. Depicted in this illustration are insurgents participating in the ill-fated January Uprising of 1863, an attempt to regain Polish independence from Tsarist Russia. National...

A 7th century CE bird frieze from a cathedral at Faras, southern Egypt/northern Kush. (National Museum, Warsaw)

Silver tetradrachm of the Aetolian League, depicting Alexander the Great with the horn of the Egyptian god Amun. 29 mm (1.14 in), 17.1 g (0.60 oz), 323-281 BCE. National Museum, Warsaw.

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...

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

The only collection of mediaeval Christian paintings from the Nile Valley in Europe, the Faras Gallery is to be re-opened at the National Museum in Warsaw. Culture.pl’s camera looks behind the scenes of the exhibition’s formation, to the...

Sergey Vasil’yevich Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943) Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 2 C-moll Op. 18 1 Moderato 2 Adagio Sostenuto 3 Allegro Scherzando Recorded: #1-3: Warsaw, Philharmonie on 26th to 28th April 1959 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cgoroo...

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor op. 54 (Sviatoslav Richter 1958) Piano Concerto in A minor op. 54 00:00 1. Allegro affettuoso 14:28 2. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso) 19:41 3. Allegro vivace Sviatoslav...