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The Hanging of the Sigismund Bell

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that he set in that period. The composition is very colorful, yet realistic. It conveys the Golden Era of Polish Renaissance, and the power of the contemporary Kingdom of Poland, both its elites and the common people. The left side of the painting is focused on the richness and glory of the era,
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There are numerous anecdotes associated with this painting. Matejko used his family for models, and likely the painting contains nearly all the members of his family. The painting was well received by contemporaries, and
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Treasures from Poland: a loan exhibition from the State Art Collection of Wawel Castle; Cracow; the Treasury of Wawel Cathedral; the National Museum of Cracow; and the National Museum of Warsaw
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Outside the court, master bell-founder Hans Beham is seen above the bell. Between him and the court there are two dark-clad figures. These are the Wawel architect
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As he would often do, Matejko included people whom he considered significant for the era, but who could not be present in the scene, like Sigismund I's son,
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The painting shows a crowd, with a number of identifiable figures of historical importance. On the left, there is the royal court, but only the king,
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in 1521. The bell was installed in the Sigismund Tower and rung for the first time on 13 July 1521. The bell is considered to be one of the
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by Matejko. It shows a crowd of people, with a number of identifiable figures of historical importance. It conveys the Golden Era of the
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while the right notes the hard work of ordinary people that made this greatness possible. Although the painting is usually known as
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that was used to move the bell, and he identified its likely original location, in order for it to be portrayed realistically.
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painting is the one where Matejko shows him with pride and respect. Other figures in the court include banker
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painting was created in 1874. During his work, Matejko commissioned craftsmen to create a replica of a
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Art Institute of Chicago; Stanisław Lorentz; National Gallery of Canada (1966).
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Hanging of King Sigismund's Bell in the Belfry of the Wawel Cathedral in Krakow
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The Hanging of the Sigismund bell at the Cathedral Tower in 1521 in Kraków
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120 cm × 88 cm (47 in × 35 in)
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There are several alternative names for the painting. They include
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Zawieszenie dzwonu Zygmunta na wieży katedry w roku 1521 w Krakowie
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Art, architecture and design in Poland, 966–1990: an introduction
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The Wawel Royal Cathedral of St Stanislaus BM and St Wenceslaus M
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is also shown on the painting, consecrating the bell, with canon
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published an extensive and positive review in 1875 in
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finished in 1874. It depicts the installation of the
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Zawieszenie dzwonu Zygmunta

Jan Matejko
Oil on canvas
National Museum, Warsaw
Polish
Jan Matejko
Sigismund Bell
Wawel Cathedral
Kraków
national symbols of Poland
historical paintings
Polish Renaissance
Kingdom of Poland
Mieczysław Treter
scaffolding
Stanisław Tarnowski
Przegląd Polski
Académie française
Exposition Universelle (1878)
National Museum, Warsaw
Renaissance in Poland
historical paintings
mold
Sigismund I
Bona Sforza
jester
Stańczyk
Sigismund
Sigismund August

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