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The Baptism of Lithuania. AD 1387, Jan Matejko

The Baptism of Lithuania. AD 1387

Chrzest Litwy. R.P. 1387 (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish) (1838-1893)

Movement
Academic art
Date
1888
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
60 × 111.5 cm
Collection
National Museum in Warsaw, Poland
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Musée national de Varsovie, public domain

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