Stańczyk

1862

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National Museum, Warsaw, Poland

Olga Boznańska

Tamara de Lempicka

Jan Matejko

Stanisław Wyspiański

Do you know that:

  • Stańczyk was the Polish court jester during the reign of King Sigismund I the Old.
  • During World War II the painting was looted by Germans and then by Russians. It was returned to Poland in 1956.