Poland by M. Gorstkin-Wyworski

The Polish artist Michal Goretkin-Wynorski (1861-1926) painted about local themes.

O polaco Michal Gorstkin-Wyworski (1861-1926) pintou assuntos locais.

Michal Gorstkin-Wyworski (1861-1926)-‘rest from voyage’-oil on canvas-1907     Private collection

Michal Gorstkin-Wyworski (1861-1926)-‘Czorsztyn castle’-oil on canvas-1911     Lviv-National Art Gallery

Michal Gorstkin-Wyworski (1861-1926)-‘Chilly morning’-oil on canvas-ca 1900

Michal Gorstkin-Wyworski (1861-1926)-‘peeking Cossacks’-oil on canvas-1885

Michal Gorstkin-Wyworski (1861-1926)-‘after hunting’-oil on canvas-1890

Poland, valleys and mountains

Numerous Polish artists painted the natural beauty of their country, whose geographical boundaries varied, mostly due to invasions of a military type.

Inúmeros Polacos pintaram as belezas naturais do seu país, cujas fronteiras geográficas variaram muito devido a invasões de carácter militar.

Józef Brandt (1841-1915)-'speeding carriage'-oil on canvas-ca 1900    Private collection

Wladyslaw Chmielinski (1911-1979)-'sleigh departing from a village'-oil on canvas-ca 1950    Private collection

Wladyslaw Boncza-Rutkowski (1840-1905)-'before the storm'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Józef Jaroszynski (1835-1900)-'hutzuls'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Wojciech Gerson (1831-1901)-'in the Tatra mountains'-watercolour on paper-1860    Warsaw-National Museum

Poland at war (Polónia em guerra)

In 1600-1611 there was a war that pitted Poland against Sweden. The battle which stands out is the battle of Kircholm (1605) on the outskirts of Riga. In 1621, the Poles together with the Lithuanians were at war with the Turks of the Ottoman Empire, especially in the battle of Khotyn or Chocim in Moldova.


Em 1600-1611 houve guerra que opôs a Polónia à Suécia, da qual se destaca a batalha de Kircholm (1605) nos arredores de Riga. No ano de 1621, os Polacos conjuntamente com os Lituanos, estiveram em guerra com os Turcos do Império Otomano, designadamente na batalha de Khotyn ou Chocim, na Moldávia.

Pieter Snayers (1592-1667)-'in a battle of Kircholm. 1605'-oil on canvas-ca 1620 Sassenage (France)-Château

January Suchodolski (1797-1875)-'after the battle of Kircholm'-1858-oil on canvas

Jósef Brandt (1841-1915)-'battle of Khotyn (Moldavia). 9 October 1621'-oil on canvas

Julius Fortunat Kossak (1824-1899)-'defending the Polish banner at Khotyn'-watercolour-1892 Warsawa-Muzeum Wojska Polskiego

Franciszek Smuglewicz (1745-1807)-'the death of Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (ca 1560-1621)'-1806-oil on canvas