The Political Censorship of Jan Matejko
1992; College Art Association; Volume: 51; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/777255
ISSN2325-5307
Autores Tópico(s)Central European Literary Studies
ResumoAbstractJan Alojzy Matejko (June 24, 1838–November I, 1893), born and raised in Krakow, where he remained his entire life and died, has a special place in Polish culture and nationalism. During his lifetime his art created much controversy among his countrymen, was censored by the Russian czarist government, and during World War II headed the blacklist of works to be destroyed by the German armies invading Poland. Additional informationNotes on contributorsDanuta BatorskaDANUTA BATORSKA is associate professor of art history at the University of Houston, Central Campus. She has a special interest in Polish art, on which she has lectured and published.
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