Jaroczyński hall

We are in the second room of the gallery, dedicated to the presentation of History Paitings of the 19th century. In a Poland divided between the partitioners, it was intended, among other things, to show the glorious history and traditions of the nation. A composition of particular importance in this part of the gallery is the painting II Treaty of Toruń (1873) by Toruń-born Marian Jaroczyński. It illustrates the moment when King Casimir Jagiellon signed a peace treaty with the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order Ludwig von Erlichshausen on 19 October 1466 inside the Artus Court in Toruń. The canvas, measuring 6.40 x 4.50 metres, took the artist three years to paint. The painting came to Toruń after much effort in 1938 and continues to attract the attention of visitors with its detailed rendering of historical truth. Information about the painting and the many figures depicted in it can be found in the multimedia kiosk. You are welcome! 

In addition to Marian Jaroczyński's painting, paintings by Piotr Michałowski, Juliusz Kossak, Artur Grottger and a work by Jan Matejko, St Louis, King of France, going on a crusade, and Death of Zygmunt August in Knyszyn in 1572, which shows the artist's typical scheme of composition with an accumulation of a large number of expressively painted historical figures, are also on display. In addition, Leon Kapliński's Portrait of Karol Chodkiewicz exudes solemnity, dignity and inner strength, while Józef Brandt's Lisowczyk is an apotheosis of qualities useful in battle - courage, strength and speed. The exposition of historical painting is a presentation of its currents, from the battle-styled (Orłowski, Michałowski, Brandt), through the epic (Kossak, Grottger), to the creation of a painterly philosophy of history (Matejko, Jaroczyński).