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Who painted it?
Who painted “Stephen Báthory at Pskov”?
“Stephen Báthory at Pskov” was painted by Jan Matejko in 1872. Where to see it: Royal Castle in Warsaw.
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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