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Summary
Jan Matejko: Constitution of May 3, 1791
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Constitution of May 3, 1791 |
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history painting |
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| Description |
Adoption of the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791. The painting depicts King Stanislaus Augustus together with members of the Grand Sejm and inhabitants of Warsaw entering St John's Cathedral in order to swear in the new national constitution just after it had been adopted by the Grand Sejm in the Royal Castle visible in the background. May 3rd Constitution was the first written national constitution in Europe, and the world's second, after the United States Constitution. The May 3rd Constitution was adopted by the Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on May 3, 1791 |
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| Depicted people |
Stanisław August Poniatowski |
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| Date |
1891 |
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 246 cm (96.8 in) ; width: 445 cm (14.5 ft) |
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Original upload log
This image is a derivative work of the following images:
- File:Konstytucja_3_Maja.jpg licensed with PD-Art, PD-old-100
- 2009-12-26T12:01:32Z Mathiasrex 7459x4135 (7284812 Bytes) new version
- 2009-04-29T23:08:09Z Ludmiła Pilecka 7459x4135 (14749675 Bytes) higher resolution
- 2008-03-02T19:15:01Z Mathiasrex 1647x915 (459007 Bytes) {{subst:Artwork/subst|subst=subst: |Description= |Source= |Date= |Author= |Permission= |other_versions= }}
- 2008-02-23T11:18:30Z Goku122 1661x932 (304542 Bytes)
- 2005-02-28T12:20:33Z Nk 800x437 (109625 Bytes) Painting by Jan Matejko from 1891 {{PD-Art|PD-old}}
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