Címke: Poland
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It is the emblem of the January Uprising used by the insurgents in 1863-1864. It depicts the three coats of arms: the Polish eagle, the Lithuanian chase, and the archangel of the Russian coat of arms.
January Uprising – Warsaw
January Uprising – Warsaw Fact of the Polish figure „The Battle of Maciejowice – Maciejowice” Part of the „The myth of…
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„The Royal Cake” – an allegorical representation of the First Partition of Poland, depicting the rulers of the three countries tearing a map of the Commonwealth into their respective pieces. Engraving by Johann Esaias Nilson, 1773 or later, National Library of Poland (public domain)
Partitions of Poland and Agreement in Petersburg – Winter Palace, Petersburg
Partitions of Poland and Agreement in Petersburg – Winter Palace, Petersburg Fact of the Polish figure „The Battle of Maciejowice…
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Kościuszko Falls from His Horse, by Jan Bogumił Plersch
The painting „Kościuszko Falls from His Horse” by Jan Bogumił Plersch – Maciejowice
The painting „Kościuszko Falls from His Horse” by Jan Bogumił Plersch – Maciejowice Fact of the Polish figure „The Battle…
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Sarcophagus of St. Stanislaus in the Wawel Cathedral, covered with twelve scenes from the life and death of the saint. Source: Photograph by Ignacy Krieger, 1896, National Library of Poland (public domain)
St. Stanislau grave in Wawel – Wawel Cathedral, Kraków
St. Stanislau grave in Wawel – Wawel Cathedral, Kraków Fact of the Polish figure „St. Adalbert” Part of the „The…
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The miraculous image of Black Madonna of Częstochowa from the Jasna Góra Monastery without the decoration. Photograph by Henryk Poddębski, ca 1936, National Library of Poland (public domain)
Częstochowa – Black Madonna’s icon in Jasna Góra Monastery, Częstochowa
Częstochowa – Black Madonna’s icon in Jasna Góra Monastery, Częstochowa Fact of the Polish figure „St. Adalbert” Part of the…
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Bolesław the Brave buying out the body of St. Adalbert from the Prussians who martyred him – scene from the Gniezno Doors. Postcard by Wydawnictwo Instytutu Zachodniego (Publishing House of Institute for Western Affairs), Poznań, 1946, National Library of Poland (public domain)
The Gniezno Doors – The Gniezno Doors in the Gniezno Cathedral
The Gniezno Doors – The Gniezno Doors in the Gniezno Cathedral Fact of the Polish figure „St. Adalbert” Part of…
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Jakub Świnka, Archbishop of Gniezno who attempted to strengthen the cult of St. Adalbert by publishing the book of his miracles. Source: Manuscript Catalogus archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium by Jan Długosz, 1531-1535, National Library of Poland (public domain)
The legend of St. Adalbert – St. Adalbert’s stone in Budziejewko, Greater Poland
The legend of St. Adalbert – St. Adalbert’s stone in Budziejewko, Greater Poland Fact of the Polish figure „St. Adalbert”…
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Rolka sztokholmska (Stockholm roll), fragment, unknown author after 1605 (CC)
Winged Hussars – Memento of „better times” – Sobieski-Denkmal am Kahlenberg – Vienna
Winged Hussars – Memento of „better times” – Sobieski-Denkmal am Kahlenberg – Vienna Fact of the Polish figure „Polish national…
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Silver sarcophagus of St. Stanislaus in the Wawel Cathedral
St. Stanislau and his myth – Krakow, Wavel Cathedral
St. Stanislau and his myth – Krakow, Wavel Cathedral Fact of the Polish figure „Polish national myths – Gniezno Cathedral”…
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The monument to Boleslaw the Brave in Gniezno
Gniezno city – Gniezno
Gniezno city – Gniezno Fact of the Polish figure „Polish national myths – Gniezno Cathedral” Part of the „The story of…