Jacek Malczewski

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Self Portrait, 1892
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Self Portrait, 1892
Melancholy
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Melancholy

Jacek Malczewski (b. 15 July 1854 in Radom; d. 8 October 1929 in Kraków) was one of the most famous painters of Polish symbolism. In his creativity he successfully joins the predominant style of his times with motifs of Polish martyrdom.

[edit] Selected works

  • Melancholy, oil on canvas, 1894, National Museum, Poznań
  • Polish Hamlet. Portrait of Aleksander Wielopolski, 1903, National Museum, Warsaw

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