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National Museum in Warsaw
Poland's biggest art museum has Polish painting from the Middle Ages to today, with Jan Matejko's giant Battle of Grunwald, and also works from ancient Egypt and Europe.
History of the museum
The museum was founded in 1862 while Poland was divided among foreign powers, as a place where Polish culture could be shown. Its modern building opened in 1938, but in the Second World War the Nazis looted and destroyed much of the collection. After the war many works were recovered, and the museum has restored Matejko's Battle of Grunwald, one of the largest paintings in Poland.
Top pieces
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Battle of Grunwald Jan Matejko, 1878
In our gallery from here (15)
StańczykJan Matejko · 1862
Battle of GrunwaldJan Matejko · 1878
Jewess with OrangesAleksander Gierymski · 1880
In the ArbourAleksander Gierymski · 1882
The Hanging of the Sigismund bell at the Cathedral Tower in 1521 in KrakówJan Matejko · 1874
Skarga's SermonJan Matejko · 1864
Black WomanAnna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz · 1884
Battle of OrshaUnknown artist · 1525
Polish Hamlet. Portrait of Aleksander WielopolskiJacek Malczewski · 1903
Portrait of Adam Mickiewicz on the Ayu-Dag CliffWalenty Wańkowicz · 1828
GossamerJózef Chełmoński · 1875
StorksJózef Chełmoński · 1900
Polish WomanJean-Antoine Watteau · 1717
Recha welcoming her father (detail).Maurycy Gottlieb · 1867
Christ preaching at CapernaumMaurycy Gottlieb · 1878