Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of National Museum in Kraków

The 60 most celebrated works of the National Museum in Kraków museum, ranked by renown across 1,686 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. Prussian Homage
    Prussian Homage Jan Matejko · 1890
  2. Coronation of Mary and Saints
    Coronation of Mary and Saints Jacobello di Bonomo · 1370
  3. Adoration of the Magi
    Adoration of the Magi Unknown · 1511
  4. Adoration of the Magi
    Adoration of the Magi Zanino di Pietro · 1424
  5. The Adoration of the Magi
    The Adoration of the Magi Unknown · 1735
  6. On the Farm
    On the Farm Józef Chełmoński · 1875
  7. Battle of Kalisz
    Battle of Kalisz Unknown · 1800
  8. Adoration of the Magi
    Adoration of the Magi Teodor Baltazar Stachowicz · 1846
  9. Judith with the Head of Holofernes
    Judith with the Head of Holofernes Lavinia Fontana · 1596
  10. Shepherd
    Shepherd Józef Chełmoński · 1899
  11. Battle of Raclawice
    Battle of Raclawice Jan Matejko
  12. Frenzy of Exultations
    Frenzy of Exultations Władysław Podkowiński
  13. Self-Portrait with Apron and Brushes
    Self-Portrait with Apron and Brushes Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz
  14. Portrait of Stanisław Witkiewicz with Wojciech Roj
  15. Road at Bronowice
    Road at Bronowice Aleksander Gierymski · 1898
  16. Madonna and Children
    Madonna and Children Jacek Malczewski · 1899
  17. Painter's inspiration
    Painter's inspiration Jacek Malczewski · 1899
  18. Portrait of Erazm Barącz
    Portrait of Erazm Barącz Jacek Malczewski · 1907
  19. Portrait of Zdzisław Morawski
    Portrait of Zdzisław Morawski Kazimierz Pochwalski · 1918
  20. Pejzaż ze stawem
    Pejzaż ze stawem Józef Chełmoński · 1907
  21. Noc gwiaździsta
    Noc gwiaździsta Józef Chełmoński · 1894
  22. Morning Star
    Morning Star Józef Chełmoński · 1896
  23. Breton Woman (Version II)
    Breton Woman (Version II) Olga Boznańska · 1896
  24. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait Jacek Malczewski · 1901
  25. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Palma Vecchio · 1514
  26. The Holy Family
    The Holy Family Rafał Hadziewicz · 1844
  27. Madonna and Child
    Madonna and Child Vincenzo Catena · 1500
  28. Rivulet in a Valley
    Rivulet in a Valley Józef Chełmoński · 1902
  29. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait Franz Streitt · 1866
  30. Studio in Munich
    Studio in Munich Aleksander Gierymski · 1870
  31. Madonna with Child
    Madonna with Child Benozzo Gozzoli · 1460
  32. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait Alfred Isidore Römer · 1873
  33. Portret Stanisława Tomkowicza
    Portret Stanisława Tomkowicza Jacek Malczewski · 1913
  34. Madonna and Child with Saints Sebastian, Paul and Martha (Acceptance of Saint Sebastian  Into the Group of Holy Martyrs)
  35. Forest Truck
    Forest Truck Józef Chełmoński · 1894
  36. Spring Mist
    Spring Mist Stanisław Witkiewicz · 1897
  37. Madonna and Child Eating an Apple
    Madonna and Child Eating an Apple Joos van Cleve · 1524
  38. Portrait of a Boy as a Hunter, with a Bow and Arrow and a Dog
  39. White Roses
    White Roses Leon Wyczółkowski · 1908
  40. Adoration of the Christ Child
    Adoration of the Christ Child Lorenzo Lotto · 1508
  41. Lucretia Committing Suicide
    Lucretia Committing Suicide Unknown · 1600
  42. Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
    Madonna and Child with Saint Anne Liberale da Verona · 1496
  43. Christ and the Woman Cught in Adultery with Pharisees
  44. Young Poland
    Young Poland Jacek Malczewski · 1917
  45. Interior of St Wolfgang's Church in Rothenburg
    Interior of St Wolfgang's Church in Rothenburg Aleksander Gierymski · 1898
  46. Wernyhora
    Wernyhora Jan Matejko · 1892
  47. Madonna and Child Giving a Blessing
    Madonna and Child Giving a Blessing Giovanni Bellini · 1490
  48. Landscape with the Good Samaritan
    Landscape with the Good Samaritan Rembrandt van Rijn · 1638
  49. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait Henryk Siemiradzki · 1888
  50. Christmas Eve in Siberia
    Christmas Eve in Siberia Jacek Malczewski · 1896
  51. A Painter's Apprentice
    A Painter's Apprentice Jacek Malczewski · 1896
  52. Landscape from the Banks of the Vistula
    Landscape from the Banks of the Vistula Jacek Malczewski · 1904
  53. Portrait of a Woman holding a Fan
    Portrait of a Woman holding a Fan Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp · 1649
  54. Portrait of Stanisław Tondos
    Portrait of Stanisław Tondos Jacek Malczewski · 1897
  55. Cranes
    Cranes Józef Chełmoński · 1870
  56. Portrait of Henry I of Lorraine (1550–1588), Duke of Guise
  57. Selbstporträt
    Selbstporträt Maria Podlewska · 1895
  58. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man Per Krafft the Elder · 1775
  59. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man Artur Grottger · 1860
  60. Portrait of Johann Melchior Dinglinger (1664–1731)