Stańczyk | Jan Matejko | 1862 15th Century nightmarish setting

nightmarish setting

Add a touch of timeless delight to your home with this iconic piece

reflective sea

The painting’s muted palette and soft lines evoke a sense of solemnity and introspection

"Waterloo Bridge

Stańczyk | Jan Matejko | 1862 15th Century nightmarish settingStaczyk (Full title: Staczyk during a ball at the court of Queen Bona in the face of the loss of Smolensk) is a painting by Jan Matejko finished in 1862. This painting was acquired by the Warsaw National Museum in 1924. During World War II it was looted by the Nazis and subsequently by the Soviet Union, but was returned to Poland around 1956. The primary composition of the painting is in the contrast between the solemn jester (Staczyk) the focus of