Polonia 1863 (Poland Enchained), oil on canvas painting by Jan Matejko, 1864.
Depicted in Matejko's allegorical artwork is the ill-fated January Uprising of 1863, with the central figure in black, a personification of Poland, resting her hands upon an anvil to be enchained. Behind her, a woman, Russia, struggles against a tsarist officer. On the left, the corpse of a partially bare figure, Lithuania, lies in blood.
National Museum in Kraków.
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Matejko, J. (2025, September 23). Polonia 1863: Poland Enchained. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20994/polonia-1863/
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Matejko, Jan. "Polonia 1863: Poland Enchained." World History Encyclopedia, September 23, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20994/polonia-1863/.
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