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Portrait of Kazimierz Stankiewicz, by Jan Matejko, unspecified, 1857

Portrait of Kazimierz Stankiewicz

Jan Matejko

1857

unspecified

From the collection of National Museum in Kraków

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Overview

Portrait of Kazimierz Stankiewicz is a 1857 unspecified by Jan Matejko, held at National Museum in Kraków.

Who painted this?
Jan Matejko
When & what style?
1857
Where can I see it?
National Museum in Kraków

About this work

This portrait shows a man with a mustache and balding head. He wears a dark jacket over a white collared shirt. The man's gaze is direct, and his expression is serious. The background is a muted color, which helps focus attention on the subject. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates depth and dimension in the portrait. If you're interested in seeing more works like this, you might want to look up the artist, Jan Matejko.

About the artist

Portrait of Jan Matejko
Artist

Jan Matejko

Jan Alojzy Matejko (Polish pronunciation: ; also known as Jan Mateyko; 24 June 1838 – 1 November 1893) was a Polish painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for depicting nodal events from Polish history.

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