Name/Title
Our Lady, Queen of PolandEntry/Object ID
1896.1Description
Our Lady, Queen of Poland
A celebrated Polish artist, Jan Styka specialized in monumental religious and nationalistic paintings. Painted in Krakow, Poland, Our Lady of Poland earned international acclaim following its exhibition abroad (including the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago). The painting depicts the Virgin enthroned with two angels holding aloft a crown. Surrounding her are the three estates of the Ancien Regime: the clergy, nobility and commoners, represented by the Bishop Konstanty Leon Sosnowski, an unidentified aristocrat, and 4 commoners. The man at the right holds a flag depicting St. Stanislaus the Martyr, a patron saint of Poland.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jan StykaRole
PainterTime Period
19th CenturyNotes
Created in Poland