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Who painted it?
Who painted “Boleslaw the Brave with Svyatopolk at the Golden Gate in Kiev”?
“Boleslaw the Brave with Svyatopolk at the Golden Gate in Kiev” was painted by Jan Matejko in 1884. Where to see it: National Museum in Kraków.
What to look for
Jan Matejko: huge, crowded scenes from Polish history, theatrical gestures, rich costumes and dense detail.
Jan Alojzy Matejko (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. Wikipedia
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