Rejtan – The Fall of Poland
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Rejtan – The Fall of Poland is a famous 19th-century historical painting by Jan Matejko depicting Tadeusz Rejtan’s dramatic protest against the First Partition of Poland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history painting
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painting ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | canvas ⓘ |
| collection | Royal Castle in Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| creator | Jan Matejko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Polish ⓘ |
| depicts |
Partition Sejm
NERFINISHED
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Polish magnates leaving the chamber ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility ⓘ Russian influence in Poland ⓘ Tadeusz Rejtan NERFINISHED ⓘ dramatic gesture of Rejtan blocking the doorway ⓘ fallen documents and scattered papers ⓘ foreign diplomats ⓘ interior of the Sejm chamber ⓘ moral protest against political betrayal ⓘ protest against the First Partition of Poland ⓘ symbolic fall of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| depictsPersonNationality | Polish ⓘ |
| genre | historical painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
doorway symbolizing exit from sovereignty
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figure of Tadeusz Rejtan lying on the floor ⓘ foreign envoys observing the scene ⓘ group of Polish deputies ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | First Partition of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1866 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historical accounts of the Partition Sejm ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Masovian Voivodeship
NERFINISHED
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Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Royal Castle in Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfEventDepicted | Partition Sejm in Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tadeusz Rejtan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Polish historical painting school
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Romanticism ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Polish ⓘ |
| paintingSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| partOf | cycle of Polish historical paintings by Jan Matejko ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic image of Polish patriotic art
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visual symbol of resistance to foreign domination ⓘ |
| theme |
loss of independence
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moral courage ⓘ national tragedy ⓘ patriotism ⓘ political betrayal ⓘ |
| timeOfEventDepicted | 1773 ⓘ |
| titleInPolish | Rejtan – Upadek Polski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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