Polish People of Czech Descent - Czech Expatriates in Poland, Bartholomaeus Nigrinus, Jan Matejko, Tzvi Ashkenazi, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Czech expatriates in Poland, Bartholomaeus Nigrinus, Jan Matejko, Tzvi Ashkenazi, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, Jonathan Eybeschutz, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Karol Szajnocha, Kunigunde of Bohemia, Ilona t panova-Kurzova, Helen of Znojmo, Josef Obajdin, Robert Caha, Toma Jirsak, Karel Finek, Jan Styka, Igor Newerly, Gustaw Holoubek, Toma Do ek, Radek Opr al, Toma Pe ir, David Kobylik, Franti ek Metelka, Leopold Staff, David Kotrys, Wlastimil Hofman, Anna Aloysia Maximiliane von Lamberg, Radek Myna, Wojciech ywny, Jarda Simr, Patrik Gedeon, Vlastimil Vidli ka, Lumir Sedla ek, Vladimir ap, Vit zslav Mooc, Toma Kucha, Toma Michalek, Michal Vaclavik, Daniel Rygel, David Kalousek, Czechs in Poland, Bohdan Wodiczko, Franciszek Krajowski, Kiszka family, Andrzej Chrobak, Skutsch. Excerpt: Jan Matejko (.)) (also known as Jan Mateyko; June 24, 1838 - November 1, 1893) was a Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His most famous works include oil on canvas paintings like Battle of Grunwald, paintings of numerous other battles and court scenes, and a gallery of Polish kings. He is counted among the most famous Polish painters. Matejko was born on June 24, 1838 in the Free City of Krakow. His father, Franciszek Ksawery Matejko (Czech: ) (b. 1789 or 13 January 1793, d. 26 October 1860), a Czech from the village of Roudnice, was a graduate of the Hradec Kralove school; who later became a tutor and music teacher. He first worked for the Wodzicki family in Ko cielniki, Poland, then moved to Krakow, where he married the half-German, half-Polish Joanna Karolina Rossberg. Jan was the ninth child from eleven that his parents had. After the death of his mother in 1846, Jan and his siblings were taken care of by his aunt, Anna Zamojska. From his earliest days Matejko showed exc...