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Who painted it?
Who painted “Killing of Wapowski during the coronation of Henryk Walezy by Jan Matejko”?
“Killing of Wapowski during the coronation of Henryk Walezy by Jan Matejko” was painted by Jan Matejko in 1861. Where to see it: Silesian Museum in Katowice.
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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